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Latitude: 56.5339 / 56°32'1"N
Longitude: -5.8043 / 5°48'15"W
OS Eastings: 166174
OS Northings: 744467
OS Grid: NM661444
Mapcode National: GBR DC1F.XTR
Mapcode Global: WGZDP.T17C
Entry Name: Ardness, cairn 550m S of
Scheduled Date: 26 February 2003
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7825
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Morvern
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Fort William and Ardnamurchan
Traditional County: Argyllshire
The monument comprises a cairn of prehistoric date, visible as a stony mound. The monument lies in an area of rough grassland at around 10m OD. It comprises a cairn measuring about 5m in diameter and standing to a height of about 0.6m.
Cairns of this type are funerary monuments dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Age, and may be expected to contain material relating to their mode of construction and use.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related material is likely to survive. It is circular with a diameter of 30m, as marked in red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to our understanding of prehistoric funerary and ritual practices. Its importance is increased by its proximity to other similar monuments, potentially of contemporary date.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NM 64 SE 4.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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