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Dunan Beag is a Neolithic chambered cairn and standing stone located on the island of Bute in Scotland. The site comprises a stone-built funerary monument typical of the Neolithic period, when such cairns served as communal burial places for the dead. The standing stone forms part of a broader ceremonial or domestic landscape that characterises this region of the Scottish southwest. As a chambered cairn, the monument represents the architectural and ritualistic practices of early farming communities in Scotland, contributing to our understanding of Neolithic settlement and burial customs in the west of Britain.
Dunan Beag, chambered cairn and standing stone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM396. View the official record →
Dunan Beag is a Neolithic chambered cairn and standing stone located on the island of Bute in Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM396.
Dunan Beag, chambered cairn and standing stone dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn and standing stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Dunan Beag, chambered cairn and standing stone 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 SM396.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dunan Mor, chambered cairn, Lamlash (0.2 km), Lamlash Road, stone circle (0.9 km), Kilbride Chapel, old church and graveyard, Lamlash, Arran (0.9 km).
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