What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Furnace as Cist(s) (bronze Age), Food Vessel(s) (bronze Age). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Bronze Age cist tomb, dating to approximately 2000–800 BCE. Its significance lies in its association with early burial practices and the presence of food vessels, indicating ritual deposition common in funerary contexts of the period.
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Places near here
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Furnace, Village HallVillage Hall (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 199 yd
Furnace War MemorialMemorial · 481 yd
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Eilean Math-ghamhnaDun (prehistoric) · 1.0 mi
Pennymore PointDun (period Unassigned) · 1.3 mi
Beinn GhlasMountain / peak · 2.5 mi
Crarae GardensNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 3.2 mi
Castle LachlanCastle (medieval) · 3.3 mi
Strachur BayBay · 3.7 mi
ArdcastleForest · 7.7 mi
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