Kilmartin Monuments
SCRAN
Name: Ri Cruin Ri Cruin Cairn
Type:
Round Cairn
NGR:
NR 825971
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Description

This is the W end-slab of one of three cists found in Ri Cruin cairn. The seven bronze axe carvings resemble carvings found in two other cairns in Kilmartin's linear cemetery. They are very rare elsewhere. The cist also contained a slab with a vertical groove and short right-angled strokes.

Excavation Details

Excavated by Mapleton in 1870, Craw in 1929 and Childe in 1936, the cairn is now largely a reconstruction. Three cists were found, two with grooved side-slabs. A third contained a slab with a vertical groove and short strokes at right angles. The cist's end-slab is decorated with carved axes.

Access / Ownership
Maintained by Historic Scotland, foot access via path running along in front of Ri Cruin farmhouse.
Published References
  • RCAHMS Argyll vol 6 no. 76
  • PSAS 8 (1868-70) p378-81
  • PSAS 64 (1929-30) p131-4
  • PSAS 95 (1961-2) p18 no. 119, p38 no. 270
  • Morris The Prehistoric Rock Art of Argyll 1977 p117, ARG 74
  • Campbell & Sandeman, 18, no.119; 38, no.270
Abbreviated References
Kilmartin House, Kilmartin, Argyll, Scotland, PA31 8RQ.
Tel: 0044(0) 1546 510 278 Fax: 0044(0) 1546 510 330 E-mail: museum@khouse.demon.co.uk