Scheduled MonumentsScotlandCarn Ban,chambered cairn,Eas-an-Fhir-Dhuibh
Neolithic · Chambered cairn,eas-an-fhir-dhuibh

Carn Ban,chambered cairn,Eas-an-Fhir-Dhuibh

Scotland
HES SM3552
Period
Neolithic
Site type
Chambered cairn,eas-an-fhir-dhuibh
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Carn Ban is a Neolithic chambered cairn located at Eas-an-Fhir-Dhuibh in Argyllshire, Scotland, dating to the fourth millennium before the present. The monument comprises a stone cairn constructed to cover and protect an internal burial chamber, a characteristic design of Neolithic funerary architecture in western Scotland. Such chambered cairns served as communal burial monuments for Neolithic communities and represent significant investments in labour and stone construction. The site is recorded under HES INSPIRE designation SM3552 and contributes to the archaeological understanding of Neolithic settlement and ritual practice in Argyll.

Carn Ban,chambered cairn,Eas-an-Fhir-Dhuibh is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3552. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Carn Ban,chambered cairn,Eas-an-Fhir-Dhuibh?

Carn Ban is a Neolithic chambered cairn located at Eas-an-Fhir-Dhuibh in Argyllshire, Scotland, dating to the fourth millennium before the present. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3552.

What period does Carn Ban,chambered cairn,Eas-an-Fhir-Dhuibh date from?

Carn Ban,chambered cairn,Eas-an-Fhir-Dhuibh dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn,eas-an-fhir-dhuibh. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Carn Ban,chambered cairn,Eas-an-Fhir-Dhuibh?

Carn Ban,chambered cairn,Eas-an-Fhir-Dhuibh 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 SM3552.

What other scheduled monuments are near Carn Ban,chambered cairn,Eas-an-Fhir-Dhuibh?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Strone,cairn 1210m NE of (1.2 km), Barr Iola,fort 1350m E of Ballimore (1.7 km), Fort, Barr Lagan (1.9 km).

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