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Ardeer Recreation Club subterranean passage and cave is a prehistoric rock-cut feature located in Ayrshire, Scotland. The site comprises an artificially enlarged natural cave system with associated passage work, representative of Bronze Age or Iron Age settlement activity in the region. The precise dating and function of the monument remain subjects of archaeological interpretation, though such subterranean structures typically served domestic, defensive, or ritual purposes during the prehistoric period. The feature survives as part of the archaeological record at Ardeer, an area with significant prehistoric occupation evidence.
Ardeer Recreation Club,subterranean passage & cave is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3415. View the official record →
Ardeer Recreation Club subterranean passage and cave is a prehistoric rock-cut feature located in Ayrshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3415.
Ardeer Recreation Club,subterranean passage & cave 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 SM3415.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kerelaw Castle (0.9 km), Kilwinning Abbey (3.5 km), Ardrossan,castle (3.9 km).
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