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Dunan Mor is a Neolithic chambered cairn located at Lamlash on the Isle of Bute in Scotland. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents the type of communal burial structure characteristic of early farming communities in western Scotland during this era. The site is designated as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's records (SM397). Chambered cairns such as Dunan Mor served as collective burial places and ritual centres, reflecting the social and ceremonial practices of Neolithic societies, though the specific architectural details and current condition of this particular example would require consultation of detailed archaeological survey records for complete characterisation.
Dunan Mor, chambered cairn, Lamlash is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM397. View the official record →
Dunan Mor is a Neolithic chambered cairn located at Lamlash on the Isle of Bute in Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM397.
Dunan Mor, chambered cairn, Lamlash dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn, lamlash. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Dunan Mor, chambered cairn, Lamlash 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 SM397.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dunan Beag, chambered cairn and standing stone (0.2 km), Lamlash Road, stone circle (0.9 km), Kilbride Chapel, old church and graveyard, Lamlash, Arran (1 km).
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