Michael's Grave

Michael's Grave

Michael's Grave (also St Michael's Grave) is the remnant of a Clyde Tomb on the northwest coast of the Isle of Bute in Bute , Scotland . The megalithic complex is located near Buttock Point , on the edge of a terrace, 500 m south of Kilmichael Farm. The hill has been greatly reduced by plowing and measures only 10.5 × 7.2 m and is less than a meter high.

The remainder of the gallery, made up of two chambers, is 4.9 m long and 0.9 to 1.5 m high. The chambers are full of mud and debris due to the slope of the site. The excavation carried out in 1903 showed that the chamber floor was covered with a layer of black earth and charcoal .

The finds consisted of fragments of unadorned pottery and a lump of pitch stone . Other finds such as shards, flint fragments, fragments of burned human bones, a pig's tooth and cattle bones were lost.

literature

• George F. Geddes, Alex GC Hale: RCAHMS: The Archaeological Landscape of Bute, Edinburgh 2010

Web links

• Entry to Michael's Grave  in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database

Coordinates: 55 ° 53 '3.3 "  N , 5 ° 12' 28.7"  W.