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Cladh Chiarain is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Argyllshire, Scotland, positioned approximately 80 metres north-north-east of a reference point within the survey record. The monument dates to the Neolithic period, representing the tradition of megalithic burial construction characteristic of prehistoric Scotland. As a chambered cairn, the site would have functioned as a communal burial place, with an internal stone-built chamber accessed by a passage, surrounded by a mound of stones and earth. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland database under designation SM6180, reflecting its status as a scheduled monument of archaeological importance.
Cladh Chiarain,chambered cairn 80m NNE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6180. View the official record →
Cladh Chiarain is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Argyllshire, Scotland, positioned approximately 80 metres north-north-east of a reference point within the survey record. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6180.
Cladh Chiarain,chambered cairn 80m NNE 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.
Cladh Chiarain,chambered cairn 80m NNE 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 SM6180.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cladh Chiarain, burial ground and standing stone, Camas nan Geall (0.1 km), Sgeir Fhada,fort 100m NNW of (0.7 km), Ardslignish, burial ground 320m SW of (0.9 km).
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