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An Car is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Lechuary, Argyllshire, Scotland. The monument is a roughly upright stone typical of the ritual and territorial markers established during the Bronze Age across Scotland. Standing stones such as An Car served functions that remain partly uncertain but are believed to have held ceremonial, funerary, or territorial significance within Bronze Age communities. The site is recorded under Historic Environment Scotland's INSPIRE designation SM170, ensuring its protection as part of Scotland's archaeological heritage.
An Car,standing stone,Lechuary is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM170. View the official record →
An Car is a Bronze Age standing stone located in Lechuary, Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM170.
An Car,standing stone,Lechuary dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone,lechuary. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
An Car,standing stone,Lechuary 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 SM170.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dunamuck, cairn and two standing stones 460m ENE of (4.2 km), Auchoish, long cairn 900m NE of (4.4 km), Dunamuck, chambered cairn 350m SSE of (4.6 km).
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