The Baron's Cairn, Loch Etive, Argyll & Bute

The Baron's Cairn, Loch Etive, Argyll & Bute

ID: QZP40_222_P059 DESCRIPTION: The Baron's Cairn stands in a hollow on the Moss of Achnacree, near Loch Etive in Argyll and Bute. It measures 19.2 metres from north to south, 18.3 metres across and is 2.3 metres high. It was excavated between 1870 and 1872 by R A Smith. He discovered that the cairn was not chambered and it may still contain undisturbed burials. The illustration is from 'Loch Etive and The Sons of Uisnach', published by MacMillan & Co, 1879 PLACENAME: Loch Etive DISTRICT: North Lorn OLD COUNTY/PARISH: ARGYLL: Ardchattan and Muckairn DATE OF IMAGE: 1879 PERIOD: 1870s SOURCE: Highland Libraries COLLECTION: Fraser Mackintosh Collection (illustrations) Asset ID: 31022 KEYWORDS: