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Napper's Cottage is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-western Scotland, dating to the Neolithic period. The monument comprises a stone burial structure characteristic of the megalithic tradition of northern Britain, constructed with internal chambers designed to facilitate successive burials within a monumental mound or cairn. Its form and construction technique reflect the communal funerary practices and architectural knowledge of Neolithic communities in the region during the fourth and third millennia before Christ. The site remains significant for understanding the development of monumental architecture and burial customs in prehistoric Scotland.
Napper's Cottage,chambered cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5676. View the official record →
Napper's Cottage is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-western Scotland, dating to the Neolithic period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5676.
Napper's Cottage,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.
Napper's Cottage,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 SM5676.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Thieves, standing stones, Blair Hill (0.5 km), Drumfern,cairn and remains of stone circle (0.9 km), Cordorcan, cairn 750m NE of (1.6 km).
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