What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Oban, Macarthur Cave as Cave (nil Antiquity), Inhumation(s) (period Unknown), Implement(s) (bone)(mesolithic), Unidentified Flint(s) (flint)(mesolithic). 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.
Oban, Macarthur Cave is a coastal sea cave formed through differential erosion of Jurassic sandstone and limestone. Archaeological finds within the cave include Mesolithic bone implements and unidentified flint tools, indicating human activity during the early prehistoric period.
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Places near here
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Oban, Breadalbane Place 2Cist(s) (bronze Age) · 59 yd
Oban, George Street, ChurchChurch (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 93 yd
Oban, Breadalbane StreetBurial (bronze Age)(possible), Cinerary Urn (bronze Age) · 112 yd
Oban, George Street, St John's Episcopal CathedralChurch (19th Century), War Memorial(s) (20th Century) · 116 yd
Oban, Dunollie RoadNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 151 yd
Golden Gift: North Pier, Oban Bay, Firth of LornPuffer (20th Century)-(1943), Requisitioned Steam Drifter (20th Century)-(1943), Steam Drifter (20th Century)-(1943) · 274 yd
McCaig's TowerHeritage attraction · 307 yd
Oban HillMountain / peak · 702 yd
Oban BayBay · 738 yd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3909394.jpg?width=1280)
War MemorialMemorial · 955 yd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5961055.jpg?width=1280)
Clach a' ChoinNamed rock · 1050 yd
Pulpit HillMountain / peak · 1146 yd