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Carn Ban is a Bronze Age cairn located in Argyllshire, Scotland. The monument comprises a substantial mound of stones typical of funerary monuments erected during the Bronze Age period. Like many cairns of its era, it likely served as a burial monument, though the specific circumstances of its construction and use remain characteristic of the broader tradition of stone-built memorials that dominate the archaeological record of prehistoric Scotland. The site is recorded within the Historic Environment Scotland database under reference SM10589.
Carn Ban, cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10589. View the official record →
Carn Ban is a Bronze Age cairn located in Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10589.
Carn Ban, 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 SM10589.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gruline House, cairn 400m W of (0.1 km), Gruline House, standing stone 665m WNW of (0.3 km), Gruline House, crannog 170m SSW of (0.5 km).
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