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<< Our Photo Pages >> Achnacreebeag - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Argyll

Submitted by caradoc68 on Wednesday, 14 December 2011  Page Views: 6423

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Achnacreebeag
Country: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Chambered Cairn
 Nearest Village: North connel
Map Ref: NM92963639
Latitude: 56.473994N  Longitude: 5.363166W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Achnacreebeag
Achnacreebeag submitted by crannog : NM 9296 3639. The smallest of the chambered cairns. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Cairn in Argyll


(NM 9296 3639) Chambered Cairn (NR)
(Undated) OS annotation.

Standing in pasture is a cairn containing two burial chambers. The site was excavated by the RCAHMS between 1968 and 1970. There were two periods of construction. Originally a round cairn covered a single chamber, but subsequently a small passage grave was added to the SE edge of the cairn, and the cairn itself was enlarged to its present oval shape.
The original chamber is in the NW and measures 0.9 by 1.25 metres with a height of about 1 metre. The area of the chamber is enclosed by 5 upright boulders and a small gap between two of these indicates the original entrance, but once the cairn was erected, this chamber must have been completely sealed as there is no indication of a passage to the chamber through the cairn material. The cairn has been severely robbed, but kerbstones which survive in two places in the south and NE show that the cairn had a diameter of about 18 metres.
The later chamber, constructed on the SE part of the cairn perimeter, was entered through a passage 1.4 metres in length, 1.1 metres in breadth and about 0.9 metres in height. The chamber itself is enclosed by 7 large boulders with dry-stone walling between them. Two capstones survive, one in its original position. To cover this passage grave, the original cairn was extended to a length of 20.7 metres, retaining its original breadth of 18 metres at the NW end, thus giving an oval shape to the whole.
Excavation by the RCAHMS in 1968-70 produced finds which included sherds of Neolithic vessels, a flint knife and jet disc-beads, all of which are now in the National Museum of Antiquites of Scotland (NMAS).
A S Henshall 1972; J N G Ritchie 1973; RCAHMS 1975
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Achnacreebeag
Achnacreebeag submitted by caradoc68 : NM 9296 3639, Achnacreebeag. This stunning site is on farm land and can be quite hard to find but as you can see the rewards are amazing. Always ask the farmer if you can walk across the fields to have a look at this site, if possible, as cattle can be in the fields. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Achnacreebeag
Achnacreebeag submitted by crannog : NM 9296 3639. Delightfully situated on a raised platform both of these chambers command a stunning presence on this landscape. There is evidence of the stones which once covered this HUGE cairn have been used to build walls etc. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Achnacreebeag
Achnacreebeag submitted by caradoc68 : NM 9296 3639, Achnacreebeag. This is one of two chambers in this chambered cairn with its top layer of stones that have long gone to leave these two chambers. This site is well worth the trek across the farmers fields to soak up the Scottish landscape. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Achnacreebeag
Achnacreebeag submitted by crannog : NM 9296 3639. The largest of the chambered cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Achnacreebeag
Achnacreebeag submitted by crannog : NM 9296 3639. Nestled in the hills, Ben Lora on the right as you approach this site with the sound of the running hill stream makes this a stunning location.

Achnacreebeag
Achnacreebeag submitted by caradoc68 : Picture of the of kist with two stones that may of been part of a kerb to this cairn.

Achnacreebeag
Achnacreebeag submitted by caradoc68 : Achnacreebeag in the spring time.

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Re: Achnacreebeag by h_fenton on Thursday, 15 December 2011
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Excavation of the Chambered Cairn at Achnacreebeag
by J. N. Graham Ritchie with contributions by A. S. Henshall and I. J. Mclnnes

http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/arch-352-1/dissemination/pdf/vol_102/102_031_055.pdf

PROCEEDINGS of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
Volume 102 (1969-70) pages 31-55

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    Re: Achnacreebeag by caradoc68 on Saturday, 17 December 2011
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    That's a good find thank you for share it with me. Very interesting reed.
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