| Carn Ban | |
| Map Type: | Scotland North Ayrshire |
| Coordinates: | 55.4881°N -5.1813°W |
| Type: | Chambered burial tomb |
| Public Access: | Yes |
Carn Ban is a Neolithic chambered tomb located on the Isle of Arran in Scotland .
Carn Ban is situated in the southern part of Arran, and a walk of 40NaN0 is required to reach the site.[1] 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.[1] It is of a type found across south-west Scotland known as a Clyde cairn.[1] It is trapezoidal in shape,[1] 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 30NaN0 to the southwest.[1] The chamber of Carn Ban is 30 metres long and 18 metres broad.[1] 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.