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| Name: | Nether Largie South |  |
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| Type: | Chambered Cairn | ||
| NGR: | NR 828979 | ||
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| Description | |
| The cairn material covering the chamber at Nether Largie cairn may have been enlarged hundreds of years after construction to incorporate this and another cist. This one, built of four massive slabs, was empty when excavated in 1864, but the other contained a Bronze Age Food Vessel. | |
| This satellite cist was probably inserted 1000 years or more after the chambered cairn was built. The cist's four large slabs and massive capstone are seen here. The back of the chamber, facing, SW is seen behind. | |
| Excavation Details | |
| The site was excavated by Greenwell in 1864. | |
| Two secondary cists were found, one is still visible 8m from the chamber, and consists of four massive slabs and capstone. | |
| Finds Rear compartment - small cist consisting of four slabs, capstone and basal slab with probably related sherds of Beaker pottery and bones - cremation deposit on a slab - pavement of small pebbles in centre with cremated bones, five barbed and tanged arrowheads, various flint implements, a bovine tooth and quartz pebbles underneath - second pebble pavement with Beaker fragment and round-based vessel Third compartment - cremated bones on pebble pavement - pottery sherds of three Beakers, urn fragments - human and bovine bones Outer compartment - unburnt bones, pottery and two flints |
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| Associated finds on display at Kilmartin House museum | |
| Access / Ownership | |
| Cared for by Historic Scotland, free access via adjacent road. | |
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