55°29′17″N 5°10′53″W / 55.488061°N 5.181281°W / 55.488061; -5.181281

Carn Ban
Carn Ban, viewed from the southeast
Carn Ban, Arran is located in North Ayrshire
Carn Ban, Arran
Shown within the Isle of Arran, Scotland
LocationIsle of Arran
Coordinates55°29′17″N 5°10′53″W / 55.488061°N 5.181281°W / 55.488061; -5.181281
TypeChambered burial tomb
History
PeriodsNeolithic
Site notes
OwnershipHistoric Scotland
Public accessYes

Carn Ban is a Neolithic chambered tomb located on the Isle of Arran in Scotland (grid reference NR99102618).

Description

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Carn Ban is situated in the southern part of Arran, and a walk of 4 miles (6 kilometres) is required to reach the site.[1] It is on a steep south-west facing slope in a forest clearing partly covered in grass.[2]

It is considered as one of the most famous of the Neolithic long cairns of south-west Scotland.[1] It is of a type found across south-west Scotland known as a Clyde cairn.[1] It is trapezoidal in shape,[1] with a semicircular forecourt at the upper northeast end.[2] The forecourt has an entrance leading into a long chamber divided into compartments by cross-slabs, similar to the arrangement at Torrylin Cairn, about 3 mi (5 km) to the southwest.[1] The chamber of Carn Ban is 30 metres long and 18 metres broad.[1] The tomb was excavated in the late 19th century, but the only finds were a flint flake, an unburnt fragment of human bone, and a pitchstone flake.[2] The site has been designated a scheduled ancient monument by Historic Environment Scotland.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Carn Ban, Historic Scotland, accessed 2 May 2014
  2. ^ a b c Historic Environment Scotland. "Carn Ban, Arran (39612)". Canmore. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  3. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Carn Ban,chambered cairn,Arran (SM90051)". Retrieved 22 February 2019.
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