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Baroile is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Argyllshire, Scotland, situated approximately 180 metres south-south-west of Baroile itself. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents the funerary and ceremonial practices of early farming communities in western Scotland. As a chambered cairn, the structure would have comprised a stone-built burial chamber or chambers set within a mound of cairn material, typical of megalithic monuments constructed during the fourth and third millennia before the present. The site remains an important archaeological record of Neolithic settlement patterns and burial customs in Argyll.
Baroile,chambered cairn 180m SSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM179. View the official record →
Baroile is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Argyllshire, Scotland, situated approximately 180 metres south-south-west of Baroile itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM179.
Baroile,chambered cairn 180m SSW of dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Baroile,chambered cairn 180m SSW 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 SM179.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairnbaan, prehistoric rock art 230m N & 215m NNE of Cairnbaan Hotel (4.5 km), Achnabreck, prehistoric rock carvings 485m NNE of (4.7 km), Carn Ban, cairn, Cairnbaan (4.8 km).
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