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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: AuchachennaCountry: Scotland County: Argyll Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Village: Kilchrenan
Map Ref: NN02372106
Latitude: 56.340524N Longitude: 5.19909W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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SW of the farmhouse of Lower Achachenna are the remains of a heavily robbed chambered cairn. Built along a slight rocky spine, it measures about 30 metres in length with its long axis aligned NW-SE. A wall now runs across its NW end, the stones of the cairn having, no doubt, been used for its construction. The SE end of the cairn, measuring 14 metres in maximum breadth is broader than the other end which measures about 11 metres. At the SE end, which stands to a height of 1.7 metres above the surrounding ground. are the remains of the chamber which measures 6.9 metres in length by 1.1 metres in breadth. Only one stone of the NE side of the chamber survives, but four slabs of the SW side and the rear slab remain. The most impressive feature of the site is the SW portal stone which stands to a height of 1.45 metres above the cairn. Three other stones of the facade, protuding up to half a metre or so through the turf, are visible in the debris that blocks the forecourt area.
RCAHMS 1975, visited 1969; A S Henshall 1972.
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