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<< Our Photo Pages >> Monamore - Chambered Cairn in Scotland in Isle of Arran

Submitted by vicky on Saturday, 04 January 2003  Page Views: 9735

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Monamore Alternative Name: Meallach's Grave
Country: Scotland County: Isle of Arran Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Brodick  Nearest Village: Lamlash
Map Ref: NS0175228890  Landranger Map Number: 69
Latitude: 55.513411N  Longitude: 5.141389W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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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Monamore
Monamore submitted by Creative Commons : Meallach’s Grave - Aug 2007 Chambered cairn looking north. Storm damaged trees from New Year's Eve 2006/7. Copyright Alan Murray Walsh and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Cairn in Arran (Argyll)

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Monamore submitted by Bladup : Monamore (Meallach's Grave) Chambered Cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Monamore
Monamore submitted by Bladup : Monamore (Meallach's Grave) chambered cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Monamore
Monamore submitted by Creative Commons : Footpath leading to Meallach's Grave chambered cairn Copyright Leslie Barrie and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Monamore submitted by Creative Commons : Excavated in 1902 the artifacts discovered are now housed within the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow. Copyright Leslie Barrie and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Monamore submitted by drolaf : Monomore chambers looking NE

Monamore
Monamore submitted by drolaf : monomore facade from SW

Monamore
Monamore submitted by Bladup : This is the very nearby Monamore Glen cairn and standing stone at NS013297.

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Monamore submitted by durhamnature : Plan of cairn, from "The book of Arran" by J A Balfour 1910 via archive.org

Monamore
Monamore submitted by Creative Commons : Meallach's Grave view from path looking west Copyright Rod Collier and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.

Monamore
Monamore submitted by Creative Commons : Meallach’s Grave - Aug 2007 Looking into Meallach’s Grave. Copyright Alan Murray Walsh and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.

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 3.8km SW 222° Carn Ban (Arran)* Chambered Cairn (NR991262)
 3.9km SSE 158° Glenashdale Fort* Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle (NS03082520)
 4.1km NNE 14° North Blairmore* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NS0293432791)
 4.2km N 11° Dunan Beag* Chambered Cairn (NS0270932974)
 4.4km N 10° Dunan Mor* Chambered Cairn (NS027332)
 4.5km N 359° Lamlash* Stone Circle (NS0188233419)
 4.9km SSE 146° Giant's Graves (Isle of Arran)* Chambered Cairn (NS0430424673)
 5.5km SW 224° Aucheleffan* Stone Circle (NR978251)
 5.5km S 177° Baile Meadhonach* Chambered Cairn (NS018234)
 5.9km NNW 345° Glenrickard* Chambered Cairn (NS00513466)
 6.6km SE 144° Largybeg Point* Stone Circle (NS0536323338)
 6.6km N 358° Mayish* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NS01813551)
 6.8km SSE 155° Dippen (Arran)* Chambered Cairn (NS044226)
 7.1km N 349° Auchrannie, Glen Cloy* Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) (NS007359)
 7.2km WSW 251° Glenree Stone Circle (NR948269)
 7.6km W 278° Clauchan Glen Standing Stone (Menhir) (NR94283029)
 7.6km NNW 346° Stronach Ridge Rock Art* Rock Art (NS00303636)
 7.6km NNW 336° Glen Shurig (Kilbride) Stone Circle (NR9936)
 7.7km N 352° Stronach Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NS0100236608)
 8.2km SSE 166° Kildonan (Arran)* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NS0337220870)
 8.3km NNW 345° Glen Shirag Stone Circle (NS000370)
 8.5km SSW 194° East Bennan* Chambered Cairn (NR993207)
 8.6km N 350° Glen Shiel* Stone Row / Alignment (NS0061337447)
 8.9km SW 234° Sliddery Water* Chambered Cairn (NR943239)
 9.0km N 356° Replica Bronze Age Round House at Brodick Castle Modern Stone Circle etc (NS015379)
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Excavations On The Monamore Neolithic Chambered Cairn 1961 by Andy B on Monday, 06 March 2017
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New Excavations On The Monamore Neolithic Chambered Cairn, Lamlash, Isle Of Arran In 1961 By Euan W. Mackie, F.S.A.Scot.
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-352-1/dissemination/pdf/vol_097/97_001_034.pdf

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3D model of a Typical Chambered Cairn on Arran by Andy B on Sunday, 14 August 2016
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A 3D model of a 'Typical Chambered Cairn' on Arran by AOC Archaeology
https://sketchfab.com/models/4b577dc4d151404cb5eef164fb33ab72




Typical Chambered Cairn, Arran
by aocarchaeology
on Sketchfab


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The Chambered Cairns of Arran by AOC Archaeology by Andy B on Sunday, 14 August 2016
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The chambered cairns of Arran have long attracted attention, and have been the subject of numerous studies. The first investigations at this group of monuments to be recorded were those of T. H. Bryce, Professor of Anatomy at the University of Glasgow. Bryce’s initial interest was in ‘ancient crania’ but he soon extended his work to include the dating and structure of the chambered cairns. Bryce recorded 24 cairns, of which he excavated the chambers of 19 across southwest Scotland, but mainly on Arran and Bute.

28 page PDF guide at
http://www.scottishheritagehub.com/sites/default/files/u13/Arran%20Measured%20Surveys%20(AOC%20Archaeology%202014)%20REPORT.pdf
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Meallach’s Grave by Anonymous on Wednesday, 15 January 2014
Meallach’s Grave chambered cairn looking north. 2006/7 New Year''s Eve storm damaged trees. Should be credited under Creative Commons Licence to Alan Murray Walsh. See original pic here: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/936348
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Re: Monamore by Aodh on Saturday, 04 June 2011
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Mealleach is Gaelic and it can mean enchanting or illusory. Or sometimes 'gnarled'.
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Re: Monamore by Anonymous on Sunday, 06 November 2005
I was at this site two day`s ago, I was dissapointed to have no information on it at the time. Who was Mealleach anyway?
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