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Glenshellish Farm
Mound (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Glenshellish Farm
Classification Mound (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Creag An Adhlaic
Canmore ID 40796
Site Number NS19NW 2
NGR NS 1149 9736
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/40796
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Strachur
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NS19NW 2 1149 9736.
NS 120 971. There is an oval mound at the foot of Creag an Adhloic. Aligned W-E, at right angles to the normal direction of glacial drift, it measures 77' by 56'. There is a row of boulders along its N side.
F Newall 1960
The only mound of this description in the area is at NS 1149 9736. A small quarry on its S side, reveals a composition of earth and small stones. A large boulder lies at its E end. The mound is probably only a glacial moraine.
Visited by OS (DWR) 28 February 1973
