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Ardno cairn, located 820 metres east-south-east of Ardno in Argyllshire, is a prehistoric funerary monument of Bronze Age date. The cairn represents a significant example of the burial practices characteristic of early Bronze Age communities in the west of Scotland. Such monuments typically served as communal or individual burial structures, with the substantial stone mounding preserving evidence of ritual deposits and inhumation practices from the second millennium before the common era. The site is recorded within the Argyllshire archaeological record and contributes to understanding of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary behaviour in this region.
Ardno,cairn 820m ESE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3499. View the official record →
Ardno cairn, located 820 metres east-south-east of Ardno in Argyllshire, is a prehistoric funerary monument of Bronze Age date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3499.
Ardno,cairn 820m ESE 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 SM3499.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tinkers' Heart, Scottish Travellers' commemorative monument 820m E of Ardno (0.4 km), Glenn Beag or Hell's Glen, kiln, structures and rock art, 890m NE of Cruach nam Mult (2.5 km), Tom nan Clach, cup & ring marked rock 560m ENE of Hazelbank (6.7 km).
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