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Latitude: 56.7181 / 56°43'5"N
Longitude: -5.7336 / 5°44'0"W
OS Eastings: 171637
OS Northings: 764717
OS Grid: NM716647
Mapcode National: GBR DB7Y.SLY
Mapcode Global: WH0DW.WDXP
Entry Name: Resipole, kerb-cairn 750m NW of
Scheduled Date: 16 November 1998
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7803
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: kerb cairn
Location: Ardnamurchan
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Fort William and Ardnamurchan
Traditional County: Argyllshire
The monument comprises a cairn of prehistoric date, visible as a stony mound.
The monument lies on a prominent knoll at around 130m OD. It comprises a round cairn measuring about 14m in diameter and some 2.3m in height. There are a number of large kerbstones visible at the SE perimeter of the cairn. Cairns of this type are funerary monuments dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age, and may be expected to contain material relating to the burials which they contained and also to their mode of construction and use.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related material may be expected to be found. It is circular, with a diameter of 35m, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to our understanding of prehistoric funerary and ritual practices.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NM 76 SW 2.
Reference:
Kirby, J. (1983) 'Resipole (Ardnamurchan p) round cairn', Discovery Excav Scot, 14.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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