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Colonsay, Scalasaig

Short Cist (bronze Age), Cinerary Urn (bronze Age)(possible)
Colonsay, Scalasaig
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What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Colonsay, Scalasaig as Short Cist (bronze Age), Cinerary Urn (bronze Age)(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.
Bronze Age short cist; likely used for inhumation burial. Its presence reflects early metal age funerary practices in the Colonsay area.

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Places near here

Colonsay, Scalasaig, Scalasaig Parish ChurchChurch (19th Century) · 64 ydColonsay, ScalasaigFlint Scatter (prehistoric) · 114 ydLord Colonsay MonumentMemorial · 329 ydCnoc na Faire MòrMountain / peak · 333 ydColonsay, General StoreShop (20th Century) · 350 ydWar MemorialMemorial · 424 ydPort an ObainBay · 662 ydQueen's Bay / Loch StaosnaigBeach / strand · 840 ydColonsay, Dun EibhinnBuilding(s) (medieval), Building(s) (18th Century) - (19th Century), Fort (medieval), Fort (later Prehistoric)(possible) · 938 ydUnknown: Port An Obain, Scalasaig, Colonsay, AtlanticCraft (20th Century) · 958 ydBeinn nan GudaireanMountain / peak · 996 ydColonsayIsland · 1750 yd
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