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Ballachulish Home Farm is a burial mound situated in Argyllshire, south-west of Ballachulish Hotel. The monument lies on bedrock of the Appin Group, a Neoproterozoic formation composed of graphitic pelite, calcareous pelite, calcsilicate-rock and psammite. These metamorphic rocks underpin the landscape surrounding the mound, creating the dramatic Highland geology characteristic of this region.
The burial mound represents a significant prehistoric funerary monument type commonly constructed across Scotland during the Bronze Age. Mounds of this kind typically functioned as communal or elite burial places, often positioned within the visible landscape to serve as enduring markers of the dead within the living community. The monument's preservation in the Ballachulish locality, with its commanding views across the natural valleys and coastal approaches, reflects the strategic landscape awareness typical of prehistoric settlement and monument placement in Argyll.
The mound is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4166, recognising its cultural significance as part of Scotland's prehistoric heritage. Its survival on the exposed Appin Group bedrock demonstrates the durability of such monuments, though the acidic soil conditions of this metamorphic landscape may have affected the preservation of any organic remains within the mound itself.
Ballachulish Home Farm, burial mound SW of Ballachulish Hotel is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4166. View the official record →
Ballachulish Home Farm is a burial mound situated in Argyllshire, south-west of Ballachulish Hotel. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4166.
Ballachulish Home Farm, burial mound SW of Ballachulish Hotel is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM4166.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rubha Mor, cairn, North Ballachulish (0.6 km), North Ballachulish, prehistoric ritual site NNE of Hotel (0.8 km), Ballachulish Pier,Appin-murder memorial cairn (1.8 km).
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Ballachulish Home Farm, burial mound SW of Ballachulish Hotel stands on Appin Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is graphitic pelite, calcareous pelite, calcsilicate-rock and psammite.