What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Achnamara as Cairn(s) (period Unassigned), Cist(s) (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Achnamara is a Neolithic cairn and cist site, likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in its contribution to understanding burial practices and funerary architecture in prehistoric Scotland.
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Places near here
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Achnamara, Clapper BridgeClapper Bridge (17th Century) · 933 yd
Loch Craiglin to Loch Sween CanalCanal (19th Century) · 1150 yd
GariobCist (prehistoric), Kerb Cairn (prehistoric) · 1570 yd
Loch Coille-bharrFindspot (period Unassigned), Paddle (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Cruach nan CuileanMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Caol ScotnishBay · 1.4 mi
An GaradhMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 2.2 mi
Eilean LoainIsland · 2.2 mi
Loch a' BhealaichBay · 2.4 mi
The Still LochNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.7 mi
Rubha Na H-earbaCave (period Unassigned) · 3.1 miOther information
Photo: Steven Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0