Possible Burial Cairn at Dippen Hill
The remains of a possible burial cairn at Dippen Hill, Carradale, have been reported to the West of Scotland Archaeology Service by Mrs Gloria Siggins. Although initially identified by Mrs Siggins some years ago, the possible cairn does not appear to have been previously recorded or examined. The surviving elements of the cairn comprise two or three largish stones in the centre, with some outliers. It is situated wet ground on the west side of Carradale-Campbeltown road,
This area of Carradale is rich in recorded archaeological material. A large number of platforms have been recorded from the slopes of Dippen Hill to the east of the possible new cairn, initially identified by Rennie and Daniels in 1974. A narrow trench across one of these in 1974 identified a hard gritty floor, together with a post-hole and two socket holes. Staff from the Ordnance Survey visited these sites in 1978, and considered that the size, shape and disposition of several of the features was strongly suggestive of early hut platforms, though the OS surveyor also suggested that some of the platforms appeared to be of more recent construction, and were possibly associated with charcoal burning. Further excavation was undertaken by Rennie on one of the platforms in 1988 again identified a floor surface with a number of postholes.