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Barr Beag is a prehistoric cairn located approximately 320 metres north-north-west of Strontoiller in Argyllshire, Scotland. The monument belongs to the Neolithic or Bronze Age period, typical of the burial and ceremonial cairns distributed across the Argyll landscape. The cairn comprises a stone mound of modest proportions, consistent with other examples of its type in the region. Such cairns generally served as burial monuments or ritual structures within prehistoric settlement and land use patterns, though the specific circumstances of its construction and use remain undetermined in the available scholarly record.
Barr Beag,cairn 320m NNW of Strontoiller is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3954. View the official record →
Barr Beag is a prehistoric cairn located approximately 320 metres north-north-west of Strontoiller in Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3954.
Barr Beag,cairn 320m NNW of Strontoiller 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 SM3954.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kilmore, cairns and enclosure 345m NNE of Cleigh House (4.5 km), Kilmore House,fort 470m E of (5 km), Kilmore House,cairns 85m NE & 200m ENE of (5 km).
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