What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Colonsay, Cnoc Nan Gall as Cist (prehistoric)(possible), Human Remains (prehistoric). 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.
A cist burial, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age; its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of prehistoric burial practices in the Colonsay area.
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Places near here
Colonsay, MachrinsFindspot (20th Century), Pin (norse) · 325 yd
Colonsay AirfieldAirfield (20th Century) · 349 yd
Tobar FuarArchaeological place · 473 yd
Colonsay, Machrins FarmFarmstead (post Medieval) · 1019 yd
Beinn nan CaorachMountain / peak · 1032 yd
Port LobhBay · 1123 yd
Port MòrBay · 1478 yd
Lower KilchattanNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.0 mi
Càrn MòrMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Tràigh nam BàrcBeach / strand · 1.3 mi
Lord Colonsay MonumentMemorial · 2.0 mi
Queen's Bay / Loch StaosnaigBeach / strand · 2.0 mi