What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kilmelford as Cairn (later Prehistoric). 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.
A prehistoric cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age; its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of burial and ritual practices in early Scottish society.
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Places near here
KilmelfordClearance Cairn(s) (period Unknown), Pediment (period Unknown) · 227 yd
Kilmelford, GlenmoreHouse (20th Century) · 614 yd
Kilmelford Parish ChurchBurial Ground (post Medieval), Church (18th Century) (1785), Churchyard (post Medieval) · 625 yd
GlenmoreFarmstead (18th Century) - (19th Century) · 649 yd
Barr BeitheMountain / peak · 1276 yd
Meall MòrMountain / peak · 1499 yd
Kames BayBay · 1.5 mi
Asknish BayBay · 3.3 mi
Eilean GamhnaIslet · 3.9 mi
Eilean CreagachIslet · 4.3 mi
Caisteal Na Nighinn Ruaidhe, Loch AvichCastle (medieval) · 4.5 mi
Battle of Lagganmorebattle · 4.6 mi