What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Islay, Cragabus as Chambered Cairn (neolithic). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Neolithic chambered cairn, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. It represents a significant example of early communal burial and ritual practice in the prehistoric landscape of Islay.
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Places near here
Islay, Beinn BhiorachShieling Hut (post Medieval)(possible) · 1099 yd
Kilnaughton ChapelHeritage attraction · 1644 yd
Islay, Kilnaughton Bay, GeneralGeneral View (period Unassigned) · 1716 yd
LurabusBank (earthwork) (period Unknown) · 1735 yd
Kilnaughton BeachBeach / strand · 1.1 mi
Islay, LurabusCruck Framed Building (post Medieval), Head Dyke (post Medieval), Kiln (post Medieval), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval), Township (post Medieval) · 1.2 mi
Cairnmore WoodsWood · 1.2 mi
The Singing SandsBeach / strand · 1.2 mi
ImeravalNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.6 mi
Kilnaughton BayBay · 1.7 mi
Sgeir FhadaIslet · 2.0 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 2.2 miOther information
Photo: Becky Williamson · CC BY-SA 2.0