Description

This monument consists of a chambered cairn which is cut by the Loedebest-Achnaclyth road. The cairn appears to have been about 13m in diameter, although to the S it has been cut into by the roadside ditch. This roadside ditch has exposed stone and it is evident that the cairn survives to a height of 0.5m at this point.

In the centre the remains of five pointed slabs, about 0.7m high, indicate the location of the chamber. The plan of the chamber is difficult to interpret, but it was evidently divided by transverse slabs. There is no obvious entrance passageway.

The area to be scheduled measures 43m E-W by 26m N-S, to include the chambered cairn and an area around it to the W, N and E in which traces of activities associated with its construction and use may survive, as shown in red on the attached map. To the S the road and roadside ditch are excluded from the scheduled area.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance for its potential to contribute to an understanding of Neolithic/Bronze Age ritual beliefs and burial practices. Information about the construction methods of tombs survives at this site.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Sources

Bibliography

RCAHMS records the monument as ND 13 SW 9.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland