Publication drawing; plans and section of the chambered cairn at Dalineun. Scanned image of photographic copy.

Description Publication drawing; plans and section of the chambered cairn at Dalineun. Scanned image of photographic copy.

Date 8/11/1972

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number SC 338362

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of AGD 363/1 P

Scope and Content Chambered cairn at Dalineun, Lorn, Argyll This chambered cairn is at Dalineun, Lorn and is sometimes referred to as Loch Nell South. The mound contained both a Clyde type chamber and a large cist, buried in a pit at the entrance. This probably had to do with ceremonial activities. This is a plan showing the layout of the cairn. The main chamber was a simple Clyde type formed out of six overlapping stone slabs. The large cist was buried in a pit in front of the chamber after the cairn was completed. There is a 2nd cist to the rear. Finds from the site include sherds of neolithic pottery, three Beakers and a Food Vessel. The cist in front of the chamber contained gravel and the cremated bones of an adult and child along with animal bones such as pig phalanges. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

Scale 1:50

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