
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Nether Largie as Cairn (prehistoric)(possible). 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.
Nether Largie is a Neolithic cairn, likely dating to the late fourth to third millennium BCE. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of early burial and ritual practices in the prehistoric landscape of Scotland.
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Places near here
Kilmartin Primary SchoolSchool (19th Century) (1840) · 9 yd
Nether Largie South CairnHeritage attraction · 188 yd
Nether Largie SouthChambered Cairn (neolithic) · 201 yd
Nether Largie mid CairnVisitor information · 290 yd
Nether Largie standing stoneHeritage attraction · 410 yd
Nether LargieStanding Stone (prehistoric) · 421 yd
Nether Largie North CairnVisitor information · 459 yd
SlockavullinQuarry (post Medieval) · 702 yd
KilmartinNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1004 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 1037 yd
Maol Achadh-bheinnCave (period Unassigned) · 1138 yd
Carnassarie CastleGateway (17th Century), Outbuilding(s) (post Medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 1.8 miOther information
Photo: Steven Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0