What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Islay, Port Charlotte, Cnoc A' Chuirn as Burial Cairn (later Prehistoric), Marker Cairn (modern). 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.
Later Prehistoric burial cairn, likely dating to the Bronze Age. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of funerary practices and settlement patterns in the Islay landscape during the prehistoric period.
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Places near here
Islay, BolsayBuilding(s) (period Unassigned)(possible) · 1247 yd
Port MòrBay · 1268 yd
Islay, CraigfadBurial Ground (medieval)(possible), Chapel (medieval)(possible) · 1577 yd
Port CharlotteNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1593 yd
Islay, Port Charlotte, Main Street, West End CottageCottage (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
Blossom: Port Charlotte, Loch Indaal, Islay, AtlanticSmack (19th Century) · 1.3 mi
Islay, ArdnishEnclosure (period Unassigned)(possible) · 1.3 mi
Islay Natural History Trust Port CharlotteMuseum · 1.4 mi
The Museum of Islay LifeMuseum · 1.4 mi
Beinn Tart a' MhillMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Port BanBeach / strand · 2.4 mi
Kilchoman Parish War MemorialMemorial · 2.5 mi