CAVE BURIAL

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

Uamh Righ

Also known as King’s Cave

Excavation

J.J.Judge, 1930s; J.Mercer, 1971.

Curation

National Museum of Scotland

Burials

MNI: 1

Finds

Flint artefacts, Iron Age stone artefacts and pottery, bone artefacts, animal bones.

Dates

PeriodReliability
Iron AgeStratigraphical context of human remains indeterminate

14C

-

Field Glossary

Jura

Argyll and Bute

Scotland

NGR: NR 5177 8246

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External References

National Monuments RecordNR58SW 1
Scottish Cave and Mine Database4438
RCAHMS Identification38281

Bibliography

Mercer, J. (1978) The investigation of the King’s Cave, Isle of Jura, Argyll. Glasgow Archaeological Journal 5: 44-70.

Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (1984) Argyll: an Inventory of the Monuments. Volume 5: Islay, Jura, Colonsay and Oronsay. Edinburgh and London, HMSO.

Tolan-Smith, C. (2001) The Caves of Mid Argyll: an Archaeology of Human Use. Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Monograph Series 20. Edinburgh.

Article Author Graham Mullan