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Cuff Hill Plantation is a Neolithic long cairn located in Ayrshire, Scotland, dating to the fourth millennium BCE. The monument represents the funerary and ceremonial practices of early farming communities during the Neolithic period, a time when such chambered cairns served as focal points for collective burial and ritual activity. Long cairns of this type are characteristic of Neolithic Scotland and are typically constructed from stone rubble, forming an elongated mound that frequently contained internal stone chambers. The site contributes to understanding the distribution and development of megalithic architecture across western Scotland during the early prehistory of the region.
Cuff Hill Plantation, long cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM303. View the official record →
Cuff Hill Plantation is a Neolithic long cairn located in Ayrshire, Scotland, dating to the fourth millennium BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM303.
Cuff Hill Plantation, long cairn dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a long cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cuff Hill Plantation, long 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 SM303.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Semple Loch, tower house to S of loch (4.4 km), Walls Hill,fort (4.5 km), Elliston Castle (4.8 km).
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