What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Colonsay, Beinn Nam Fitheach as Cairn (period Unknown)(possible), House (period Unknown)(possible). 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.
A Neolithic cairn; its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of early burial and ritual practices in the Scottish Outer Hebrides.
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Places near here
Port OlmsaBay · 534 yd
Port a' MhuilinnBay · 687 yd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_7880204.jpg?width=1280)
Colonsay, Riasg BuidheCruck Framed Building (post Medieval), Fishing Station (post Medieval), Township (post Medieval) · 1004 yd
Colonsay House, GardensGarden(s) (18th Century) · 1351 yd
Colonsay, Colonsay HouseChapel (early Medieval), Cist (prehistoric) - (early Medieval), House (18th Century), Human Remains (period Unknown) · 1414 yd
Dunan nan NigheanArchaeological place · 1564 yd
Tràigh BànBeach / strand · 1.1 mi
Carnan EoinMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Colonsay, Loch An SgoltaireArtillery Fortification (17th Century), Castle (medieval)(possible), Summerhouse (19th Century) · 1.4 mi
Beinn BhreacMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Unknown: Port An Obain, Scalasaig, Colonsay, AtlanticCraft (20th Century) · 1.5 mi
ColonsayIsland · 1.6 mi