What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Arran, Whiting Bay, Giant's Graves North as Chambered Cairn (neolithic), Cremation(s) (prehistoric), Arrowhead(s) (flint)(prehistoric), Beaker(s) (bronze Age)(possible), Food Vessel (prehistoric)(possible), Knife(s) (flint)(prehistoric). 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.
Neolithic chambered cairn, dating to the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in the associated finds of cremations, flint arrowheads, and a beaker, indicating ritual use and continuity of occupation through prehistoric periods.
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Places near here
Giant's GravesArchaeological place · 9 yd
Arran, Whiting BayFindspot (19th Century), Knife (flint)(neolithic) · 486 yd
Arran, Whiting Bay, SilverbankVilla (mid 19th Century) · 907 yd
Arran, Whiting Bay, Watts HotelHotel (period Unassigned), Nursing Home (modern) · 1150 yd
Atalanta: Whiting Bay Pier, Arran, Firth of ClydeSteamship (20th Century) · 1487 yd
Glenashdale FallsWaterfall · 1519 yd
Whiting BayBay · 1.1 mi
Branch: Largybeg Point, Arran, Firth of ClydeSchooner (19th Century) · 1.1 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.6 mi
Dippin HeadHeadland · 1.6 mi
Allt Mòr WaterfallWaterfall · 2.0 mi
Kildonan CastleRuins · 2.3 mi