Cairn from Auchoish
The Cairn of Auchoish is a Clyde Tomb that lies near Kilmartin in Argyll and Bute in Scotland . The cairn is located 900 m northeast of Auchoish on the southeast side of the valley. Excavations were carried out by J. H. Craw in 1931 and an excavation report was published.
description
At a small angle to the contour of the landscape is the approximately 40 m long hill with a deep concave forecourt at the upper end, where it is 15 m wide and up to 1.6 m high. It tapers towards the rear end and is only 3.5 m wide and 0.6 m high. On the mountain side, the hill material probably retained its original shape, while it was significantly more eroded on the slope side.
The forecourt, about eight meters wide and about 2.6 m deep, is severely disturbed. Of the orthostats that formed the facade , only three stones are in situ ; three more, which have probably been removed from the facade, are in the forecourt.
Approximately 5.3 m from the line of the facade is the end plate of the otherwise completely destroyed chamber. It rises only one meter above the current ground level. The excavation showed that the stone's former full height must have been over two meters.
About 20 m away from the forecourt is a curved chamber, the entrance to which is on the southeast side, in the hill. It is about 5.5 m long and divided into three sections, one meter wide at the entrance and 0.4 m at the inner end. Its walls are formed by a row of panels that is 0.7 m high.
Two of the dividers between the compartments are still in place. They stand 0.4 m from the wall and appear to have been deliberately split to form part of a soul hole. The dividing plate between the central and innermost compartments is 0.8 m wide, and the rear end of the third compartment is formed by double panels. The side panels of the inner compartment, after a gap of 0.3 m, continue for 0.9 m past the current end of the last room. It is thus possible that it forms the remainder of a fourth division.
In addition to the visible stones, the excavation in the mound revealed boulders and slabs 5.5 m behind the main chamber. It is possible that they are the remains of a room or hallway. No finds were made during the excavation, but a flint knife was found a little south of the cairn.
Nearby
In Dunamuck South is the very slender pair of menhirs "The Dancing Ston" and the rock carvings of Cairnbaan .
literature
- The Royal Commission on the Ancient and historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS): ARGYLL, Volume 6 Kilmartin 1999. ISBN 1-902419-03-0
Individual evidence
- ^ J. Hewat Craw: Two long cairns (one horned) and an Ogham inscription, near Poltalloch, Argyll. In: Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Vol. 66, 1931/1932, pp. 445-450, ( (PDF; 413.17 MB) ).
See also
Web links
- Auchoish Chambered Cairn The Modern Antiquarian (pictures)
- Auchoish Chambered Cairn at Scotlands Places
- Scheduled Monument - entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- Entry on Cairn by Auchoish in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 56 ° 3 ′ 55 " N , 5 ° 25 ′ 21.3" W.