Publication drawing; plan of cairn, plan of cist 1 and lower levels. Photographic copy.

Description Publication drawing; plan of cairn, plan of cist 1 and lower levels. Photographic copy.

Date 8/11/1972

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

Catalogue Number AGD 363/1 P

Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images

Copy of AGD 363/1

Copies SC 338362

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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