Region : Strathclyde District : Argyll & Bute Town or village : Kilmartin Grid Reference : NR 828 979 Period : 4th-2nd millennium BC Nether Largie South CHAMBERED CAIRN

Probably the earliest of the several cairns built in a line along the Kilmartin Valley (Argyll). It is a circular mound between 27m and 34m (originally 40m) in diameter and over 4m high. At the centre of the cairn, as seen in the photo, there is Clyde-type chamber (a tomb with a forecourt of upright stones) with the entrance to the north-east. It is built of massive slabs and drystone walling and is subdivided into four compartments. The chamber measures 6m x 1.2m. During excavation in 1864 fragments of Neolithic and Beaker pottery were found. Some arrowheads, human and bovine bones were also found there. Within the cairn material there were also two later cists. In care of Historic Scotland

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