MHG39275 - Cremation burial - Acharn
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CREMATION (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
Full Description
RCAHMS visited 1974: In 1974 a pit was discovered some 3m to the east of the kerb cairn at Acharn (see MHG254); it contained a cremation burial, a calcined bone toggle or pin-head, a smoothed stone and several unworked flint flakes. A radiocarbon date of 1314 bc + 55 was obtained from an analysis of the accompanying charcoal. What may have been a second outlying cremation deposit was discovered at the same time 4.5m SW of the cairn. The finds were donated to the NMAS. <1> <2> <3>
Within Scheduled area of NM75SW0002
See for associated References
NMRS NM75SW0002
HS7794
Generated from NM75SW0002
DEH 09/06/05
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG1510 Text/Publication/Article: Ritchie, J.N.G. & and Thornber, I.. 1977. Small cairns in Argyll: some recent work (i) Cairns in the Aline valley, Morvern, Argyll', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 106 1974-5, p.15-30. Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 106. 15-30. 17-18, 26.
- <2> SHG596 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1977. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 106 1974-5, p.229-33. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 229-33. 229.
- <3> SHG2660 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1980. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Argyll: an inventory of the monuments volume 3: Mull, Tiree, Coll and Northern Argyll (excluding the early medieval and later monuments of Iona). . 48, No. 7(1); plan fig. 14.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 7021 5047 (6m by 6m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM75SW |
| Civil Parish | MORVERN |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
Finds (2)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Undated)
- PIN (Undated)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (3)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM7794 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/22682 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
- https://journals.socantscot.org/index.php/psas/article/view/8911 (View published PSAS Vol. 106 article online)
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