Carn Bàn

Nearest town:
Lochgilphead (3km SE)
OS reference:
NR840907
OS sheet:
55
Latitude:
56° 3' 36.73 N
Longitude:
5° 28' 11.48 W
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Images

Image of Carn Bàn (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Early morning cairn dew... not as potent as the mountain variety, but intoxicating nonetheless

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Jun 3, 2018
Image of Carn Bàn (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

The summit of the cairn highlighting the capstone till in situ...

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Jun 3, 2018
Image of Carn Bàn (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

This is a pretty hefty cairn, to be fair.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Jun 3, 2018
Image of Carn Bàn (Cairn(s)) by Hob

The chevron/lozenge incised slab as mentioned by Greywether. As seen in JC Bruce’s ‘Incised rocks’, 1865.

Image credit: J Collingwood Bruce
Hob
Hob Jan 13, 2007
Image of Carn Bàn (Cairn(s)) by greywether

The cist capstone. 1.1m x 0.7m

No, I did not peel off the turf – but my thanks to the person who did.

greywether
greywether Jun 29, 2004

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Carn Bàn

greywether
greywether Jun 29, 2004

A fairly typical cairn and cist site with one interesting difference.

Inside the cist at the west end was a 0.6m long slab decorated with multiple lozenges. Now in the Royal Museum, Edinburgh.

Access from the canal locks opposite the entry to Cairnbaan rock art.

Visited 25 June 2004

Miscellaneous

Carn Bàn
Cairn(s)
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CARL Jul 25, 2015

Drive by 25.7.15

Just to add that the cairn is visible from the B841 as you cross the pretty canal. It is a large rough grass covered mound. No time for further investigation on this occasion i’m afraid.

Sites within 20km of Carn Bàn

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