Excavation of a chambered cairn at Dalineun, Lorn, Argyll
Chambered Tomb, Flintwork, Beaker Sherds, Chamber, Cist, Cairn, Cairn Material, Burials Beaker Burials
Neolithic
Abstract
NM 879267. The excavation of this multiperiod cairn clarified the relationship between a Clyde type chambered tomb and a simple massive cist formerly considered to be a potential protomegalith. The Clyde chamber proved to constitute the earliest building phase, set within a heel-shaped cairn and containing neolithic burials. Beaker burials formed a second phase of activity in the chamber, together with a small cist immediately outside the entrance. The entrance was then blocked and the cist covered by a semi-circular mass of stones. Finally a massive cist was inserted into the cairn material behind the chamber. Finds include Beaker sherds, a Food Vessel and flintwork. A R