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Latitude: 56.7206 / 56°43'14"N
Longitude: -5.7828 / 5°46'58"W
OS Eastings: 168643
OS Northings: 765163
OS Grid: NM686651
Mapcode National: GBR DB3Y.MZF
Mapcode Global: WH0DW.4BKR
Entry Name: Tigh na Allt, cairn 291m NW of
Scheduled Date: 28 August 2000
Last Amended: 2 October 2019
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7818
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 comprises a cairn of prehistoric date.
The monument lies on a low ridge in an area of mixed woodland at around 40m OD. It comprises a round cairn measuring approximately 10.5m in diameter and about 1.7m in height. Cairns of this type are funerary monuments dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Age, and may be expected to contain material relating 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. Its importance is increased by its proximity to other monuments of potentially contemporary date.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NM 66 NE 11.
Canmore
https://canmore.org.uk/site/108286/
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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