Scheduled MonumentsScotlandCameron Home Farm,chambered cairn 720m S of
Neolithic · Chambered cairn

Cameron Home Farm,chambered cairn 720m S of

Scotland
HES SM6341
Period
Neolithic
Site type
Chambered cairn
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cameron Home Farm is a Neolithic chambered cairn located approximately 720 metres south of Cameron Home Farm in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The monument belongs to the chambered cairn tradition of Neolithic Scotland, dating to the fourth and third millennia BC, when such structures served as communal burial monuments for agricultural communities. Chambered cairns of this type characteristically comprised stone burial chambers set within larger cairn mounds, and this example represents an important element of the Neolithic funerary landscape of the region. The site is protected under the scheduling system maintained by Historic Environment Scotland, with the official designation reference HES INSPIRE SM6341.

Cameron Home Farm,chambered cairn 720m S of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6341. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cameron Home Farm,chambered cairn 720m S of?

Cameron Home Farm is a Neolithic chambered cairn located approximately 720 metres south of Cameron Home Farm in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6341.

What period does Cameron Home Farm,chambered cairn 720m S of date from?

Cameron Home Farm,chambered cairn 720m S 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.

Who is responsible for protecting Cameron Home Farm,chambered cairn 720m S of?

Cameron Home Farm,chambered cairn 720m S 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 SM6341.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cameron Home Farm,chambered cairn 720m S of?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cameron Home Farm,cairn 360m SW of (0.5 km), Balloch Castle,earthwork,Loch Lomond Park (1.7 km), Carman Fort, 930m ESE of Asker Farm (2.7 km).

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