Region : Strathclyde District : Argyll & Bute Town or village : Connel Grid Reference : NM 922 363 Period : Prehistory Achnacree (Carn Ban) CHAMBERED CAIRN

This is one of the largest Neolithic cairns in Argyll. It is over 24m in diameter and up to 4m high. It stands in trees on the northern edge of the Moss of Achnacree, a few kilometres north of Oban. During excavation in 1871 three chambers and a long entrance passage were found. Now, only part of the inner compartment's capstone is visible from a hollow at the top of the cairn. Fragments of Neolithic pottery and white quartz pebbles were found in the chambers. The much more denuded chambered cairn of Achnacreebeag (NM 929 363) lies to the east.

Other chambered cairns ------------------ Achnacree (Carn Ban) Barpa Langass Beorgs of Housetter Blackhammer Cairnholy I Cairnholy II Camster Long Camster Round Camus nan Geall Clettraval Cnoc Freiceadain North Cnoc Freiceadain South Coille na Borgie South Cuween Hill East Bennan Garrywhin (Cairn o' Get) Holm of Papa Westray North Holm of Papa Westray South Isbister (Tomb of the Eagles) Knowe of Lairo Knowe of Yarso Maes Howe Midhowe Nether Largie South Ord North Ord South Punds Water South Yarrows South Taversoe Tuick Torrylin Unival Unstan Vinquoy Wideford Hill Other sites in Strathclyde ---------------------- Achnabreck Achnacree (Carn Ban) Auchagallon Ballochmyle Ballochroy Ballygowan Ballymeanoch Baluachraig Beacharra Cairnbaan Dervaig A Dervaig B Dervaig C Dunchraigaig East Bennan Kilmichael Glassary Kintraw Lamlash (Blairmore Glen) Lochbuie Machrie Moor 1 Machrie Moor 2 Machrie Moor 3 Machrie Moor 4 Machrie Moor 5 Machrie Moor 6 Moss Farm Road Nether Largie Mid Nether Largie North Nether Largie South Nether Largie Standing Stones Normangill Ormaig Ri Cruin Strontoiller Temple Wood Torrylin