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Aon Garbh is a Bronze Age cairn complex located in Argyllshire, Scotland, comprising three distinct burial monuments of prehistoric date. The site reflects the funerary practices of Bronze Age communities in western Scotland, a period when cairn construction served as a primary means of marking elite or significant burials across the landscape. The three cairns, though now substantially reduced from their original form, remain testament to the ceremonial importance of this location during the second millennium BCE. As a scheduled ancient monument under Historic Environment Scotland protection, Aon Garbh contributes to understanding the distribution and development of Bronze Age burial traditions in the Argyll region.
Aon Garbh,three cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM171. View the official record →
Aon Garbh is a Bronze Age cairn complex located in Argyllshire, Scotland, comprising three distinct burial monuments of prehistoric date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM171.
Aon Garbh,three cairns 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 SM171.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fiart,dun 190m SSE of (0.8 km), An Dun,broch,Loch Fiart (0.9 km), An Dun,dun,Sloc a'Bhrighide (1 km).
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