Crinan Ferry Rock Shelter
Excavation
R.J. Mapleton, 1880; M. Campbell & M. Sandeman, 1959 .
Curation
Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum.
Burials
MNI: 2+
Finds
Beaker pottery, worked flint, animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Early Bronze Age | 14C date obtained on organic material closely associated with a burial, or, undated human remains closely associated with diagnostic prehistoric artifects or other datable material |
14C
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External References
Bibliography
Campbell, M. & Sandeman, M.L.S. (1961-2) Mid Argyll: a field survey of the historic and prehistoric monuments. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 95: 1-125.
Mapleton, R.J. (1880-1) Notice of the examination of a cist, on the banks of the River Add, at Crinan, Argyllshire. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 15: 103-104.
Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (1988) Argyll, an Inventory of the Monuments: Mid Argyll and Cowal, Prehistoric and Early Historic Monuments. RCAHMS, Edinburgh.
Tolan-Smith, C. (2001) The Caves of Mid Argyll: an Archaeology of Human Use. SAS Monograph Series 20. Edinburgh.
Article Author Graham Mullan