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Mains of Altries

Cairnfield (later Prehistoric), Ring Cairn (neolithic) - (bronze Age)(possible)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Mains of Altries as Cairnfield (later Prehistoric), Ring Cairn (neolithic) - (bronze Age)(possible). 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 ring cairn and later prehistoric cairnfield; dates primarily to the Neolithic period with possible Bronze Age additions. It is significant as part of a broader pattern of ritual and funerary monuments in the Scottish landscape.

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