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Mid-Argyll - 30
Dunchragaig

Site/Artefact Dunchragaig Type Round cairn Site Number 30 National Grid Reference 1833 East 6968 North Map ( 1:25000) Ordnance Survey Landranger 55 List of Sites and Artefacts Click Here Interactive Map Click Here

Excavation Details
The site was excavated by Mapleton, and then in 1864, by Greenwell. This excavation revealed 3 cists. This one was dug into the old ground surface with sides formed of drystone walling. The burnt and unburnt bones of 8-10 people were found, roughly separated by stone fragments.

Description
The cairn is constructed of water-worn boulders and measures about 30m in diameter. It contains three cists, two of which are visible (as a result of stone robbing). The first is constructed of five slabs and the second is hollowed into the ground and has roughly built drystone walls. Both have covering slabs.The largest is clearly visible on the SE side of the cairn, missing one of its sides its large capstone is still in position.

Finds include two finely decorated Food Vessels and a stone axe.

Now surrounded by the exotic trees planted in the mid-19th century as part of the planned parkland landscape that appropriated a number of local monuments as secluded "picnic spots".

Access/Ownership
The site is owned by Historic Scotland and is open to the public. The site has parking.

References

• Campbell & Sandeman, 15, no.95
• RCAHMS Argyll vol 6 no. 48
• PSAS 6 (1864-6) p347-8
• PSAS 95 (1961-2) p15 no. 95
• Journal of the Ethnological Society of London, 2 (1869-70), 148, 150

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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