What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Colonsay, Traigh Nam Barc as Burial (viking)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Viking burial site, likely dating to the early medieval period (9th–11th century AD). Its significance lies in its potential to provide insights into Norse settlement and funerary practices in the Colonsay area.
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Places near here
Tràigh nam BàrcBeach / strand · 431 yd
Colonsay, Garvard, FarmFarmstead (post Medieval) · 1053 yd
Colonsay, ArdskenishDun (prehistoric) · 1285 yd
Colonsay, Ardskenish FarmFarmstead (post Medieval) · 1447 yd
Port LobhBay · 1543 yd
Colonsay,teampull A' GhlinneBurial Cairn (medieval) - (post Medieval)(possible), Burial Ground (medieval) - (post Medieval)(possible), Chapel (medieval) · 1.0 mi
Rubha Àird SgeinisHeadland · 1.4 mi
Beinn OronsayMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
Beinn nan CaorachMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
Oronsay PrioryHeritage attraction · 1.7 mi
Lower KilchattanNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 2.2 mi
Queen's Bay / Loch StaosnaigBeach / strand · 2.3 mi