Why this matters
Bronze Age burial cairn with associated cists and cremations, dating to approximately 2000–800 BCE. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early funerary practices and the use of steatite vessels in ritual contexts in prehistoric Scotland.
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Queenamuckle as Burial Cairn(s) (bronze Age), Cist(s) (bronze Age), Cremation(s) (bronze Age), Cinerary Vessel (steatite)(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.
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