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Gartnagreanoch is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Knapdale, Argyllshire, Scotland, dating to the Neolithic period. The monument consists of a stone cairn constructed to contain an internal burial chamber, representing a form of monumental funerary architecture characteristic of early farming communities in western Scotland during the fourth and third millennia before the present. Such chambered cairns served as communal burial places and functioned as permanent territorial markers within the prehistoric landscape. The site contributes to the substantial archaeological record of Neolithic monumental building in Knapdale and the broader Argyll region, reflecting the social and ceremonial practices of early prehistoric Scotland.
Gartnagreanoch, chambered cairn, Knapdale is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10342. View the official record →
Gartnagreanoch is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Knapdale, Argyllshire, Scotland, dating to the Neolithic period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10342.
Gartnagreanoch, chambered cairn, Knapdale dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn, knapdale. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Gartnagreanoch, chambered cairn, Knapdale 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 SM10342.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Loch Coille-Bharr, enclosure 220m NW of, Knapdale (0.8 km), Dun, enclosure and cairn, 200m W of Barnluasgan (0.8 km), Kilmory Oib Township, cross slab and holy well, W of Loch Coille-Bharr (0.9 km).
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