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Mid-Argyll - 22
Nether Largie North

Site/Artefact Nether Largie North Type Round cairn Site Number 22 National Grid Reference 1830 East 6984 North Map ( 1:25000) Ordnance Survey Landranger 55 List of Sites and Artefacts Click Here Interactive Map Click Here

Excavation Details
The cairn was excavated in 1930, and entirely removed. Its present appearance is thus the result of subsequent reinstatement. It originally measured about 20m in diameter and the cist was set into a pit with the cover slab about 15cm underground and the capstone protected by flat slabs lying on top. A second grave - an oval pit - was found near the cist.

Description
This cairn lies 150m away from Nether Largie Mid cairn and 500m from Kilmartin Glebe cairn. It contains a central cist, the inner face of the north end slab of which is decorated with axeheads and the underside of the capstone of which is also decorated with cupmarks and axeheads. A constituent part of the extended monument of the linear cemetery. This shows a rebuild of the cairn; the original material was removed after excavation in 1930. On the top can be seen the modern hatch through which one can enter a modern chamber which protects the axe-marked cist slab. The circular boundary and pathway are modern.

Access/Ownership
This site is owned and maintained by Historic Scotland, foot access via adjacent road.

References

• Campbell & Sandeman, 17, no.114; 34, no.243; 38, no.269
• RCAHMS Argyll vol 6 no. 68
• PSAS 65 (1930-1) p269-74
• PSAS 95 (1961-2) p17 no. 114, p34 no. 243, p38 no. 269

Mid-Argyll Sites and Artefacts

1. Kilmory Oib  2. Druim an Dúin  3. Duntroon  4. Dún Ardifur 1  5. Eilean Rígh 1  6. Dún Chonaillach  7. Loch Awe Crannogs  8. Torran Hoard  9. Dún na Nighinne 10. Kilmartin Parish Church 11. Temple Wood Stone Circles 12. Ogham stone, Poltalloch 13. Barnakil Cross 14. Kilbride Chapel 15. Kilbride Crosses 16. Dunadd Fort 17. In Nomine disk 18. Brooch Moulds 19. Dunadd cross-marked quern 20. Loch Glashan Crannog 21. Glebe Cairn

22. Nether Largie North 23. Nether Largie Mid 24. Nether Largie South 25. Ri Cruin 26. Nether Largie 27. Ballymeanoch - Stones 28. Ballymeanoch - Henge 29. Ballymeanoch - Cairn 30. Dunchragaig 31. Baluachraig 32. Carnassarie Castle 33. BallymeanocH - Barrow 34. Dun Mac Samhainn 35. Glenmoine, Upper Largie 36. Creag a' Mhadaidh 37. Carnassarie - Round Cairn 38. Carnasserie - Standing Stones 39. Carnasserie - Cist 40. Carnasserie Cottage 41. Upper Largie - Cist 42. Upper Largie - Rock Carvings

43. Nether Largie 44. Poltalloch - Cist 45. Poltalloch - cists 46. Bruach an Druimein 47. Dunchraigaig - Dun 48. Poltalloch - Round Cairn 49. Rownfield - Cist 50. Ballymeanoch - Cist 51. Poltalloch - Cists 52. Ballymeanoch - Dun 53. Dunadd - Standing Stones 54. Dunadd - Standing Stone 55. Baile Mor - Dun 56. Anaskeog - Rock Carvings 57. Bariole 58. Rhudil - Round Cairn 1 59. Rhudil - Round Cairn 2 60. Kilmartin Castle 61. Slockavullin 62. Rowanfield - Standing Stone 63. Poltalloch - Cremation

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