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Latitude: 55.4462 / 55°26'46"N
Longitude: -5.5484 / 5°32'54"W
OS Eastings: 175682
OS Northings: 622653
OS Grid: NR756226
Mapcode National: IRL Y3.Q16Y
Mapcode Global: GBR DGP9.TKN
Entry Name: Low Smerby, four cairns 420m SE of
Scheduled Date: 8 April 1975
Last Amended: 10 October 1995
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM3637
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Campbeltown
County: Argyll and Bute
Electoral Ward: South Kintyre
Traditional County: Argyllshire
The monument comprises a group of four grass-grown cairns, situated together on low ground within 45m of the shore.
The largest cairn measures 13.5m in diameter by 1.5m in height, and has a hollow in the centre where stones have been removed. About 18.5m to the S there are two more cairns 4.5m apart; they measure 8.2m and 6.7m in diameter respectively and are each 0.6m in height. The fourth cairn, which is 23m to the SW, measures 8.5m in diameter and 0.5m in height. In addition, there are two small, stoney mounds among these which may also possibly be ancient.
The area to be scheduled is irregular on plan, and measures 110m from E to W by 70m transversely, to include the cairns and an area around in which associated remains may survive, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as the remains of cairns which were probably used for burial in the Bronze Age and therefore have the potential to provide information about prehistoric burial practices. In addition, the cairns seal old ground surfaces which have the potential to contain information about the past environment.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS record the site as NR72SE 5.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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