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Latitude: 56.3593 / 56°21'33"N
Longitude: -5.8617 / 5°51'42"W
OS Eastings: 161555
OS Northings: 725250
OS Grid: NM615252
Mapcode National: GBR CCXX.7TP
Mapcode Global: WGZFF.XFW7
Entry Name: Lochbuie, cairn 460m ESE of
Scheduled Date: 11 March 2003
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM10850
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: kerb cairn
Location: Torosay
County: Argyll and Bute
Electoral Ward: Oban South and the Isles
Traditional County: Argyllshire
The monument comprises a kerb cairn of prehistoric date, visible as a stony mound. 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 monument lies in the SE of the Isle of Mull, some 950m W of the head of Loch Uisg. It consists of a kerb cairn measuring 6.5m in diameter and standing 0.6m high. The cairn has been damaged by stone-robbing and other disturbance in antiquity, but the stone-built kerb is still relatively well preserved around the N and S sides.
On the SE edge of the cairn two stones are set at right-angles to the line of the kerb, forming a 'false portal' arrangement, which is an unusual feature for this monument type. The largest kerb-stone, immediately N of the 'portal', stands 0.7m high.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related material is likely to survive. It is circular in shape and 20m in diameter, as marked in red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to an understanding of prehistoric funerary and ritual practices. Although it has suffered some disturbance, it retains good archaeological potential and its 'portal' arrangement is unusual. Its importance is increased by its proximity to other monuments of potentially contemporary date.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NM62NW 4.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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