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Torrylin Chambered Long Cairn is a Neolithic funerary monument located on the Isle of Bute in Scotland, dating to the fourth millennium BC. The cairn comprises a long mound constructed from stone with an internal chambered structure designed to accommodate multiple burials, typical of Neolithic communal tomb architecture found throughout Scotland and the wider Atlantic façade. This monument exemplifies the Clyde culture tradition of monument building, reflecting the ritual and social practices of early farming communities in the western Scottish islands during the early Neolithic period. The site remains significant as evidence of the cultural and mortuary practices of Neolithic peoples who inhabited the Clyde region.
Torrylin,chambered long cairn 610m SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90307. View the official record →
Torrylin Chambered Long Cairn is a Neolithic funerary monument located on the Isle of Bute in Scotland, dating to the fourth millennium BC. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90307.
Torrylin,chambered long cairn 610m SW of dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered long cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Torrylin,chambered long cairn 610m SW 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 SM90307.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Clachaig, chambered cairn (0.6 km), Sliddery, chambered cairn (3 km), East Bennan,long cairn (3.9 km).
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