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Carn Ban
Carn Ban, viewed from the southeast
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| Location |
Isle of Arran |
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| Coordinates |
55°29′17″N 5°10′53″W / 55.488061°N 5.181281°W / 55.488061; -5.181281 |
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| Type |
Chambered burial tomb |
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| Periods |
Neolithic |
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| Ownership |
Historic Scotland |
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| Public access |
Yes |
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Carn Ban is a Neolithic chambered tomb located on the Isle of Arran in Scotland .
Description
Carn Ban is situated in the southern part of Arran, and a walk of 4 miles (6 kilometres) is required to reach the site. It is on a steep south-west facing slope in a forest clearing partly covered in grass.
It is considered as one of the most famous of the Neolithic long cairns of south-west Scotland. It is of a type found across south-west Scotland known as a Clyde cairn. It is trapezoidal in shape, with a semicircular forecourt at the upper northeast end. 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. The chamber of Carn Ban is 30 metres long and 18 metres broad. 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. The site has been designated a scheduled ancient monument by Historic Environment Scotland.
