Druimvargie Cave

In 1898 a shelter cave was exposed on the south face of Druimvargie, and Dr Anderson of Edinburgh conducted the excavation.. No human remains were unearthed, but finds included beds of shells, and barbed bone points and other implements. [Oban Times]

The archaeological material recovered from Druimvargie Cave, now in the NMAS (HL 390-438), is similar to that from the MacArthur Cave (NM83SE 9), the type-site of the Obanian culture. The cave was weather-worn to a depth of 8-10ft in slaty rock, and was 15ft wide. [Lacaille]

Alternative Names: Druimargie Cave (sic), Druim Vargie Cave, Druimvargie Rockshelter

Links and Resources:

Information from the Oban Times 26 August 1933.
Anderson, J. (1898) 'Notes on the contents of a small cave or rock-shelter at Druimvargie, Oban; and of three shell-mounds in Oronsay', Proc Soc Antiq Scot, vol. 32, 1897-8. Page(s): 298-306.
Bonsall, C. (1997) 'Coastal adaption in the Mesolithic of Argyll. Rethinking the "Obanian Problem" ', in Ritchie, G, The archaeology of Argyll. Edinburgh. Page(s): 27, 31 RCAHMS Shelf Number: E.2.1.RIT.
Canmore ID 22894. canmore.org.uk/site/22894/oban-druimvargie-rock-shelter.
Lacaille, A D. (1954a) The Stone Age in Scotland. London. Page(s): 206-8 fig. 82 RCAHMS Shelf Number: E.6.1.LAC.
Oldham, Tony, 2007, Caves of Scotland: A Bibliography, p. 65.
Paton, James, 1902, Scottish Historty & Life, fig. 3 & 4, illustration of Bone Harpoon from Druimvargie Cave.
Pollard, A. (1990) 'Down through the ages: a review of the Oban cave deposits', Scot Archaeol Rev, vol. 7, 1990. Page(s): 58-74.
RCAHMS. (1975) The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Argyll: an inventory of the ancient monuments: volume 2: Lorn. Edinburgh. Page(s): 5 RCAHMS Shelf Number: A.1.1.INV/19.
Igor Gutiérrez-Zugasti, Søren H. Andersen, Ana C. Araújo, Catherine Dupont, Nicky Milner, Antonio M. Monge-Soares, 2011, Shell midden research in Atlantic Europe: State of the art, research problems and perspectives for the future, pp. 73-74.

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NGR:	NM 85740 29620
WGS84:	56.41006, -5.47460
Length:	3 m
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	Not recorded
Geology:	Not recorded
Tags:	Cave, SeaCave, Archaeo, Lost
Registry:	main

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