Re: Chambered cairn at Crarae | Forum — The Modern Antiquarian

greywether Sep 5, 2004 16:40:59

Replying to FLG

The full excavation report can be found here (now added as a Link to the site)

http://minerva.york.ac.uk/catalogue/proj_data5/PSAS_2002/pdf/vol_094/94_001_027.pdf

The following from the summary in Henshall's volume of chambered tombs.

It was excavated by Jack Scott in 1955-57.

Artefact finds include a lozenge arrowhead and two rotary querns.

Human remains - burnt and unburnt bones. Teeth from one 14-20 year old and one 25-35 year old.

Marine shells from 15 varieties of edible molluscs mostly periwinkles. 2500 from the central compartment and about the same again outside in the forecourt.

Happy to go into this in more detail if it helps.

FLG Dec 30, 2004 18:05:17

Replying to greywether

Thank you Greywether for the information about the Crarae Cairn which was most interesting.
I've been snowed under by book, and away in Australia so have only just picked up the message whih was very useful.

Do you have any idea about the date of the cairn - and what is the correct way to refer to it clyst/cairn/chambered cairn?

Best wishes
FLG

FLG Dec 30, 2004 18:07:29

Replying to greywether

Apologies greyether, I meant cyst ot cist.

Incidentally, I couldn't get through to the York site. Any tips?
bw
FLG