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Ardness, cairn 550m S of, is a Bronze Age burial cairn located in Argyllshire, Scotland. The monument comprises a mound of stones typical of cairn construction from the second millennium BC, serving as a funerary monument for one or more individuals of Bronze Age date. Its survival to the present day, despite the passage of millennia and subsequent land use changes in the region, makes it a significant marker of prehistoric settlement and burial practices in the Argyll area. The site is recorded within the national monuments record under HES INSPIRE reference SM7825.
Ardness, cairn 550m S of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7825. View the official record →
Ardness, cairn 550m S of, is a Bronze Age burial cairn located in Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7825.
Ardness, cairn 550m S of 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 SM7825.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ardness, cairn 575m S by SE of (0.1 km), Ardness, cairn 600m SSE of (0.2 km), Cill Choluimchille,old parish church,Lochaline (1.1 km).
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