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Latitude: 56.0706 / 56°4'14"N
Longitude: -6.1978 / 6°11'52"W
OS Eastings: 138845
OS Northings: 694364
OS Grid: NR388943
Mapcode National: GBR CD2N.XKC
Mapcode Global: WGYFH.RPV2
Entry Name: Buaile Riabhach,cairn and standing stones,Scalasaig,Colonsay
Scheduled Date: 22 August 1991
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM5217
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Colonsay and Oronsay
County: Argyll and Bute
Electoral Ward: Kintyre and the Islands
Traditional County: Argyllshire
D-shaped kerbed cairn, measuring some 3.6 by 3m and 0,3m high, with 2 standing stones set on the line of the kerb. The larger stone is 2.3m high and 1.8m in girth at the base; the smaller stone would be 1.15m high if it were vertical, and is 0.3m thick and 0.65m broad. A sword and dagger were excavated from the cairn in l88l and removed
from the site. The scheduled area includes the cairn and standing stones and an area extending for 5m from the outer face of the kerb, as shown in red on the accompanying plan.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as representing a well-preserved example of its type, and because of its potential for shedding light on the ritual and mortuary practices of the Bronze Age (c. 1500-600 BC).
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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