CAVE BURIAL

Gazetteer of Caves, Fissures and Rock Shelters in Britain Containing Human Remains

Braes of Ganavan

Excavation

A.J. MacDougall, 1906.

Curation

National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, Edinburgh (HL 439).

Burials

MNI: 1 (juvenile).

Finds

Worked flints, bone needle, animal bones.

Dates

PeriodReliability
UnknownNo reliable dating information available

14C

-

Field Glossary

Kilmore and Kilbride

Argyll and Bute

Scotland

NGR: NM 8585 3231

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External References

National Monuments RecordNM83SE 27
Scottish Cave and Mine Database1083
RCAHMS Identification23044

Bibliography

Lacaille, A.D. (1954) The Stone Age in Scotland. Oxford University Press, London.

MacDougall, A.J. (1906) Excavation of a rock-shelter at Dunollie, Oban. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 41: 181-182.

Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (1975) Argyll, an Inventory of the Ancient Monuments, volume 1: Lorn. RCAHMS, Edinburgh.

Article Author Graham Mullan