Scheduled MonumentsScotlandKilchoan Lodge,chambered cairn
Neolithic · Chambered cairn

Kilchoan Lodge,chambered cairn

Scotland
HES SM220
Period
Neolithic
Site type
Chambered cairn
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Kilchoan Lodge is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Argyllshire, Scotland, dating to the Neolithic period. The monument comprises a stone-built chamber within a cairn mound, characteristic of the megalithic burial monuments constructed across Scotland during the fourth and third millennia before the present. Chambered cairns of this type served as communal burial places and represent significant expressions of Neolithic ritual and social organisation in prehistoric Scotland. The site is recorded within the national monuments register under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM220.

Kilchoan Lodge,chambered cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM220. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Kilchoan Lodge,chambered cairn?

Kilchoan Lodge is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Argyllshire, Scotland, dating to the Neolithic period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM220.

What period does Kilchoan Lodge,chambered cairn date from?

Kilchoan Lodge,chambered cairn dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Kilchoan Lodge,chambered cairn?

Kilchoan Lodge,chambered 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 SM220.

What other scheduled monuments are near Kilchoan Lodge,chambered cairn?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Loch Coille-Bharr, enclosure 220m NW of, Knapdale (6.3 km), Gartnagreanoch, chambered cairn, Knapdale (6.4 km), Carn Ban, cairn, Cairnbaan (6.6 km).

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