Scheduled MonumentsScotlandPort Donain,cairns and standing stone,380m WSW of Uamh na Nighinn
Bronze Age · Cairns and standing stone,380m wsw of uamh na nighinn

Port Donain,cairns and standing stone,380m WSW of Uamh na Nighinn

Scotland
HES SM5575
Period
Bronze Age
Site type
Cairns and standing stone,380m wsw of uamh na nighinn
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Port Donain Cairns and Standing Stone is a Bronze Age monument complex located in Argyllshire, Scotland, approximately 380 metres west-south-west of Uamh na Nighinn. The site comprises cairn structures and an associated standing stone, typical of funerary and ritual monuments erected during the Bronze Age period. Such cairn complexes served as burial monuments and may have functioned within broader ceremonial or territorial landscapes characteristic of Bronze Age settlement patterns in the west of Scotland. The monument is recorded under Historic Environment Scotland INSPIRE reference SM5575, ensuring its protection and documentation within Scotland's national heritage record.

Port Donain,cairns and standing stone,380m WSW of Uamh na Nighinn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5575. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Port Donain,cairns and standing stone,380m WSW of Uamh na Nighinn?

Port Donain Cairns and Standing Stone is a Bronze Age monument complex located in Argyllshire, Scotland, approximately 380 metres west-south-west of Uamh na Nighinn. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5575.

What period does Port Donain,cairns and standing stone,380m WSW of Uamh na Nighinn date from?

Port Donain,cairns and standing stone,380m WSW of Uamh na Nighinn dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a cairns and standing stone,380m wsw of uamh na nighinn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Port Donain,cairns and standing stone,380m WSW of Uamh na Nighinn?

Port Donain,cairns and standing stone,380m WSW of Uamh na Nighinn 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 SM5575.

What other scheduled monuments are near Port Donain,cairns and standing stone,380m WSW of Uamh na Nighinn?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Killean,deserted township 700m WNW of Carn Ban,Mull (2.2 km), Killean,church,burial ground and tombstones,1270m SW of Carn Ban (2.9 km), Eilean Amalaig,fortified islet,Mull (3 km).

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