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Cairny

Burial Cairn (bronze Age), Bracelet (jet)(bronze Age), Scraper (tool) (flint)(bronze Age), Unidentified Pottery (bronze Age)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairny as Burial Cairn (bronze Age), Bracelet (jet)(bronze Age), Scraper (tool) (flint)(bronze Age), Unidentified Pottery (bronze Age). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Bronze Age burial cairn, dating to approximately 2000–800 BCE. Its significance lies in the associated finds of a jet bracelet, flint scraper, and pottery, indicating ritual practices and craftsmanship of the period.

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