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Glenamachrie Cairns, located 850 metres east-southeast of Glenamachrie in Argyllshire, Scotland, is a Bronze Age burial monument consisting of multiple cairn structures. The site represents a typical cairnfield arrangement of the Bronze Age period, when such monuments served as burial places and territorial markers across the Scottish Highlands. The cairns at this location form part of the broader distribution of Bronze Age funerary monuments characteristic of the Argyll region, reflecting patterns of settlement and land use during the second millennium BC. Such monuments, whether used for single or multiple interments, provide evidence of social organisation and burial practice during prehistory.
Glenamachrie,cairns 850m ESE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4121. View the official record →
Glenamachrie Cairns, located 850 metres east-southeast of Glenamachrie in Argyllshire, Scotland, is a Bronze Age burial monument consisting of multiple cairn structures. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4121.
Glenamachrie,cairns 850m ESE 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 SM4121.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup marked stone 89m SW of Clachadubh (1.8 km), Dun Iadain,fort 490m SW of Kilbride (4.7 km), Dalnacabaig,cairn 260m W of (5.1 km).
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