Creag Evanachan
Cairn (Prehistoric)
Site Name Creag Evanachan
Classification Cairn (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 39934
Site Number NR98NE 2
NGR NR 95324 88000
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Strathlachlan
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NR98NE 2 95324 88000.
(NR 9532 8800) Cairn (NR)
OS 6" map, Argyllshire, 2nd ed., (1900)
A cairn measuring 51' N-S and 60' E-W and about 7' high.
In the centre is a large hole about 5' deep measuring 6' across the top and 4' across the bottom. The stones in the hole lie very loose and are smaller than those outside.
G A F Knight 1937.
A large cairn of bare stones. The hole in the top is a secondary intrusion.
Revised at 1/10560.
Visited by OS (D W R) 28 November 1972.
Field Visit (November 1986)
Situated on the summit of Creag Evanachan (195m OD), a position commanding extensive views in all directions, this cairn measures about 18m and 2m in height; a hollow at the centre suggests that it has been subjected to treasure-hunting.
Visited November 1986
RCAHMS 1988
