Islay, Kildalton
Cist (Later Prehistoric)(Possible), Cinerary Urn(S) (Later Prehistoric)
Site Name Islay, Kildalton
Classification Cist (Later Prehistoric)(Possible), Cinerary Urn(S) (Later Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 38074
Site Number NR45SE 32
NGR NR 458 508
NGR Description NR c. 458 508
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Kildalton And Oa
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
Field Visit (September 1978)
NR45SE 32 c. 458 508
In 1867 the partial excavation of a mound close to Kildalton Church (NR45SE 3.00) revealed both an 'urn', containing fragments of what seems to have been cremated bone, and a 'stone coffin'.
RCAHMS 1984, visited September 1978.
(Information from The Glasgow Herald, 9 November 1867)