What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Portsonachan 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; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). It represents a significant type of funerary and ceremonial structure in the Scottish prehistoric landscape.
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Places near here
PortsonachanCairn (period Unassigned)(possible) · 171 yd
Portsonachan HotelBuilding(s) (period Unassigned) · 243 yd
Portsonachan, PierJetty (period Unassigned) · 279 yd
Sonachan HouseCairn (period Unassigned)(possible) · 1162 yd
Battle of Red Fordbattle · 3.0 mi
Black IslandsIslet · 3.6 mi
Cruach MhòrMountain / peak · 3.7 mi
Meall an FhithichMountain / peak · 3.8 mi
Cruachan Power Station Visitor CentreVisitor information · 4.2 mi
Fraoch Eilean CastleCastle (medieval) · 4.6 miBattle of the Pass of BranderMajor battlefield · 5.3 mi
St. Conan's KirkHeritage attraction · 5.5 miOther information
Photo: John Ferguson · CC BY-SA 2.0