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Slochd Measach, Giant's Grave is a chambered cairn of Neolithic date located at Nereabolls in Argyllshire, Scotland. The monument represents the funerary practices of early farming communities in western Scotland during the fourth and third millennia BC. The site is designated as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland records. Like other chambered cairns of its period and region, it would have served as a communal burial monument, though its current condition and precise structural details require assessment through archaeological survey to establish its surviving physical character.
Slochd Measach,Giant's Grave,chambered cairn,Nereabolls is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3927. View the official record →
Slochd Measach, Giant's Grave is a chambered cairn of Neolithic date located at Nereabolls in Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3927.
Slochd Measach,Giant's Grave,chambered cairn,Nereabolls dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a giant's grave,chambered cairn,nereabolls. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Slochd Measach,Giant's Grave,chambered cairn,Nereabolls 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 SM3927.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cultoon,stone circle 500m SW of (1.6 km), Kilcavan chapel and enclosure 265m E of Kelsay (1.6 km), Cladh Cill Iain, chapel & burial ground 270m NE of Nerabus Farm, Islay (2 km).
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