Camus nan Geall

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Camus nan Geall
Camus nan Geall, Ardslignish - geograph.org.uk - 1467283.jpg
Waters Sea of ​​the Hebrides ( Scottish Sea )
Land mass Ardnamurchan
Geographical location 56 ° 41 '22 "  N , 6 ° 5' 10"  W Coordinates: 56 ° 41 '22 "  N , 6 ° 5' 10"  W
Camus nan Geall (Scotland)
Camus nan Geall

Camus nan Geall (also called Camas nan Geall) is a small bay east of Kilchoan, on the Ardnamurchan peninsula in Scotland . There are some archaeological sites in their area .

The living conditions in the bay are restricted by the effects of the tides. The boundaries of the arable land are between the coast and the rocky ground. They were the economic sector for an early agricultural community whose social areas of reference are at the apex of the bay.

The sources

Standing stone at the cemetery
  1. Of the now overgrown Clyde Tomb "Camus nan Geall" ( 56 ° 41 ′ 56.5 ″  N , 6 ° 5 ′ 24.5 ″  W ), only the anterior part of the chamber and part of the atrium remained. The size of the portal, the side stones and the fallen capstone indicate the technical skills of the people 5000 years ago.
  2. A cross-slab , which was originally a Neolithic or Bronze Age menhir , stands about 90 m south of this megalithic complex . It was only decorated with an animal (probably a dog) and two crosses in early Christian times. The main motif has four discs next to the intersection of the arms, based on the Celtic cross . The small cemetery nearby was laid out in the 18th century; probably for the Catholic members of the Campbell family from the nearby hamlet of Ardslignish. On the village road is St. Columba's Well, one of the many holy springs in Scotland.
  3. A passage tomb known as Greadal Fhinn or Achnacreebeag ( 56 ° 41 ′ 57 ″  N , 6 ° 7 ′ 24.8 ″  W ) is one kilometer west of Kilchoan. It is also deprived of its stone mound , the head-sized stones of which were carried off to build field walls. The two chambers, which originally lay under the common Rundcairn, are completely free.
  4. Another grave was marked 600 m south of the location on the coast ( 56 ° 41 ′ 34 ″  N , 6 ° 6 ′ 21.8 ″  W ).
  5. A standing stone stands at the cemetery of Camas Nan Geall.

According to the annals of Tigernach, a battle between the Picts (possibly under Óengus I) and the kingdom of Dalriada took place near Muribulg on the 528 m high Ben Hiant in 731 . The place could be the "Muirbole Paradisi" mentioned by Adomnan of Iona .

Others

One kilometer east of Kilochan, the ruins of Mingary Castle rise above the rocky coastline .

literature

  • Anna Ritchie, Graham Ritchie: Scotland. To Oxford Archaeological Guide . Oxford University Press, Oxford 1998, ISBN 0-19-288002-0 , ( Oxford archaeological guides ), pp. 152-153.

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