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Latitude: 56.6929 / 56°41'34"N
Longitude: -6.1059 / 6°6'21"W
OS Eastings: 148697
OS Northings: 763214
OS Grid: NM486632
Mapcode National: GBR CC90.XNM
Mapcode Global: WGZCS.51NH
Entry Name: Ben Hiant House,cairn 620m S of
Scheduled Date: 10 April 1995
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6174
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Ardnamurchan
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Fort William and Ardnamurchan
Traditional County: Argyllshire
The monument consists of a prehistoric cairn on a ridge on the E side of Kilchoan Bay.
The cairn measures about 16m in diameter and stands to a height of about 2m. There are traces of a hole that has been excavated into the top of the cairn, but otherwise it is well preserved. Several kerb- stones protrude through the turf on the SW side.
The area to be scheduled measures 50m N-S by 45m E-W, to include the cairn and an area around in which traces of activities associated with the construction and use of the cairn may survive, as shown in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
This monument is of national importance for its potential contribution to an understanding of prehistoric burial practices and ritual beliefs. The cairn may also seal an old ground surface containing evidence for the environment of the area at the time of building of the cairn.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NM 46 SE 4.
Reference:
RCAHMS (1972) Argyll Inventory, Vol. 3, No. 53.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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