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Latitude: 56.4821 / 56°28'55"N
Longitude: -5.9863 / 5°59'10"W
OS Eastings: 154656
OS Northings: 739346
OS Grid: NM546393
Mapcode National: GBR CCLL.BSB
Mapcode Global: WGZDT.0BNL
Entry Name: Carn Ban, cairn
Scheduled Date: 26 February 2003
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM10589
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Torosay
County: Argyll and Bute
Electoral Ward: Oban South and the Isles
Traditional County: Argyllshire
The monument comprises a cairn of prehistoric date, visible as a grass-covered mound.
The monument lies on a prominent knoll known as Carn Ban. It is about 26m in diameter and stands up to 2.2m high. Its original shape and size have been obscured by robbing, clearance and fallen trees. The stony bank running round its perimeter appears to be a tree-ring.
Cairns of this type are funerary monuments dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age (third to second millennium BC), 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 is likely to survive. It is circular in shape with a diameter of 40m, centred on the cairn, 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. Its importance is increased by its proximity to other monuments of potentially contemporary date.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NM53NW 2.
References:
RCAHMS (1980a) ARGYLL: AN INVENTORY OF THE MONUMENTS VOLUME 3: MULL, TIREE, COLL AND NORTHERN ARGYLL (EXCLUDING THE EARLY MEDIEVAL AND LATER MONUMENTS OF IONA), Edinburgh: HMSO, 57, No. 39(2).
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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