Bute, Glencallum Bay
Burial Cairn (Period Unassigned), Short Cist (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)
Site Name Bute, Glencallum Bay
Classification Burial Cairn (Period Unassigned), Short Cist (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)
Canmore ID 40691
Site Number NS15SW 9
NGR NS 11048 52760
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/40691
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Kingarth
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Buteshire
NS15SW 9 11048 52760.
NS 112 526. An oval cairn, 2' high and 28' x 32' is situated 50 yds S of the ruins of an old inn at Glen Callum Bay. Excavation in 1968 revealed a poorly constructed cist, 4'6" x 3'9" x 3' deep. No trace of bones or burial deposit was found.
D N Marshall 1969
NS 1105 5275. A grass-covered cairn 10.0m in diameter and 0.7m high. The centre has been left hollow after the excavation and the poorly made cist 0.9m by 0.8m by 0.6m deep is still exposed.
Surveyed at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (BS) 3 November 1976
This site was noted during a coastal zone assessment survey undertaken by CFA Archaeology Ltd to characterise the state of coastal erosion and the threat it poses to cultural heritage sites. A gazetteer in the report included a note of existing records and new sites when discovered. Where the site was located, notes included condition, period/date and recommendations.
Commissioned by The Scape Trust and Firth of Clyde Forum on behalf of Historic Scotland.
Cressey and Johnson 2004
This cairn is as previously described. The S side and the E end of the cist are still partly exposed.
Visited by RCAHMS (AGCH, IP) 17 March 2009.
Excavation (1968)
NS 112 526. An oval cairn, 2' high and 28' x 32' is situated 50 yds S of the ruins of an old inn at Glen Callum Bay. Excavation in 1968 revealed a poorly constructed cist, 4'6" x 3'9" x 3' deep. No trace of bones or burial deposit was found.
D N Marshall 1969
Field Visit (3 November 1976)
NS 1105 5275. A grass-covered cairn 10.0m in diameter and 0.7m high. The centre has been left hollow after the excavation and the poorly made cist 0.9m by 0.8m by 0.6m deep is still exposed.
Surveyed at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (BS) 3 November 1976
Field Visit (December 2003)
This site was noted during a coastal zone assessment survey undertaken by CFA Archaeology Ltd to characterise the state of coastal erosion and the threat it poses to cultural heritage sites. A gazetteer in the report included a note of existing records and new sites when discovered. Where the site was located, notes included condition, period/date and recommendations.
Commissioned by The Scape Trust and Firth of Clyde Forum on behalf of Historic Scotland.
Cressey and Johnson 2004
Field Visit (17 March 2009)
This cairn is as previously described. The S side and the E end of the cist are still partly exposed.
Visited by RCAHMS (AGCH, IP) 17 March 2009.
