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Corrie Cairn

Cairn (prehistoric), Human Remains (prehistoric), Recumbent Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Beaker(s) (bronze Age)(possible), Cinerary Urn (prehistoric)
Corrie Cairn
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Corrie Cairn as Cairn (prehistoric), Human Remains (prehistoric), Recumbent Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Beaker(s) (bronze Age)(possible), Cinerary Urn (prehistoric). 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.
Neolithic recumbent stone circle and cairn, dating to around 2500–2000 BCE. It is significant as part of a distinctive Scottish megalithic tradition and may have had ceremonial or funerary functions.

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Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0