| Cave Burial

Benderloch

Also known as Uamh Caillich

Excavation

L. Dunbar & S. Lynchehaun, 2007.

Curation

Burials

MNI: 3 (2 adults, 1 juvenile).

Finds

Food vessel, flint and quartz artefacts, worked bone, animal bones.

Dates

Period	Reliability
Bronze Age	¹⁴C date obtained directly on human remains

¹⁴C

3655, 3675, 3680, 3605 bp (SUERC 17906 to 17909) on human bone.

Additional Notes

The ¹⁴ C dates for this site are all quite tightly clustered in the Early Bronze Age.

Field Glossary

Ardchattan and Muckairn

Argyll and Bute

Scotland

NGR: NM 9051 3799

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External References

National Monuments Record	NM93NW 55
Scottish Cave and Mine Database	80
RCAHMS Identification	295378

Bibliography

Dunbar, L. & Lynchehaun, S. (2007) Cliff House, Benderloch, Oban, Argyll and Bute (Ardchattan and Muckairn parish), archaeological survey, excavation. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 8: 34.

Dunbar, L. & Thoms, J. (2008) Human Remains in Cave Deposits at Benderloch, Oban. Summary Report. AOC Archaeology Group, Loanhead.

Article Author Graham Mullan