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Blacksidend Cairn is a prehistoric burial monument located in Ayrshire, Scotland. The cairn dates to the Neolithic or Bronze Age period, representing a form of funerary architecture common to Scotland during these early prehistoric phases. Such cairns typically functioned as communal or individual burial sites and often contained internal chambers or cists for the deposition of human remains. The monument survives as a substantial stone heap, evidence of its construction from locally gathered stone and its enduring presence in the Ayrshire landscape over millennia.
Blacksidend,cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2924. View the official record →
Blacksidend Cairn is a prehistoric burial monument located in Ayrshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2924.
Blacksidend,cairn 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 SM2924.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glen Garr,cairn (1.8 km), Chapelhouse,chapel and farmstead (5.4 km), Catrine, water works for Catrine Mill 30m S of 9 St Cuthbert's Street (6.1 km).
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