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Latitude: 56.1878 / 56°11'16"N
Longitude: -5.4979 / 5°29'52"W
OS Eastings: 183046
OS Northings: 704974
OS Grid: NM830049
Mapcode National: GBR DDTC.6GT
Mapcode Global: WH0HJ.JQ5Q
Entry Name: Kintraw,cairns and standing stone 200m SSE of
Scheduled Date: 28 August 1933
Last Amended: 20 November 1992
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM210
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Kilmartin
County: Argyll and Bute
Electoral Ward: Mid Argyll
Traditional County: Argyllshire
This monument comprises a complex of funerary and ritual structures of Bronze Age date. The standing stone measures c.4m in height and has a horizontal notch cut into it c.1.5m from the ground. The remains of 4 grass-covered cairns lie to the NE of the stone, ranging in diameter from 6-16m. Excavation in 1959-60 revealed that the southernmost cairn was kerbed and contained a cist: finds included decorated jet beads. The area to be scheduled measures a maximum of 100m square, to include the visible remains and an area around in which traces of activity associated with their use will survive, as depicted in red on the attached map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as a well-preserved complex of funerary and ritual structures of Bronze Age date. As such it has the potential to enhance our understanding of prehistoric funerary and ritual practices. It is of particular importance for its potential to elucidate the relationship between burial cairns and standing stones.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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