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Cairn Kenny is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland, dating to the fourth millennium BCE. The monument consists of a stone-built funerary structure characteristic of early agricultural communities in Scotland, comprising a chamber contained within a cairn of heaped stones. Such chambered cairns served as communal burial places and represent significant developments in monumental architecture during the Neolithic period. The site is recorded within the Historic Environment Scotland national record under the reference SM1925.
Cairn Kenny, chambered cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1925. View the official record →
Cairn Kenny is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland, dating to the fourth millennium BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1925.
Cairn Kenny, chambered cairn dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cairn Kenny, chambered 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 SM1925.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Little Larg,hut circle and cairns 1300m W of (9.6 km), Knockiebae,hut circle and enclosure 600m SE of (9.7 km), Barnshangan,enclosures 370m N of (9.7 km).
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