
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Arran, Merkland as Cist (bronze Age). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Bronze Age cist; a small burial chamber typically used for inhumation burials. Its significance lies in providing insights into early funeral practices and settlement patterns in prehistoric Scotland.
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Places near here
Castle ParksPoultry House (20th Century)(possible) · 1592 yd
Brodick CastleSummerhouse (post Medieval) · 1599 yd
Arran, Brodick Castle, Walled GardenWalled Garden (early 18th Century) (1710) · 1624 yd
Brodick Castle, Adventure PlayNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1722 yd
Brodick Castle, Replica Bronze Age RoundhouseExperimental Archaeology Site (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Maol DonnMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Brodick BayBay · 1.2 mi
Topaz: Rubha Salach, Arran, Firth of ClydeSchooner (20th Century) · 1.4 mi
Arran Heritage MuseumMuseum · 1.8 mi
Monument to the Duke of HamiltonMemorial · 1.8 mi
Arran, Coire Nam MeannMarker Cairn(s) (modern) · 1.9 mi
CorrieTower House (medieval) · 1.9 miOther information
Photo: paul birrell · CC BY-SA 2.0