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Cairnholy 2

Chambered Cairn (neolithic), Cup and Ring Marked Stone (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Arrowhead (prehistoric), Axehead (jadeite)(period Unassigned), Pot(s) (pottery)(neolithic)
Cairnholy 2
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairnholy 2 as Chambered Cairn (neolithic), Cup and Ring Marked Stone (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Arrowhead (prehistoric), Axehead (jadeite)(period Unassigned), Pot(s) (pottery)(neolithic). 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.
Chambered cairn and cup-and-ring marked stone dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. The site is significant for its association with early ceremonial and funerary practices in southwest Scotland.

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