What is recorded here
Situated on the NNW edge of the summit of Spinans Hill, within Spinans Hill hillfort (WI027-078002-) which lies within the larger hillfort complex (WI027-078001-/WI021-080001-), with extensive view in all directions. One of five unclassified cairns (WI021-080003-, WI021-080006-, WI021-080007-, WI021-080008-) close to a larger cairn (WI021-080004-). This cairn (diam. c. 8m) comprises a pile of loose stones among which are some small boulders. There is a hollow in the centre. (Grogan no. 4, SMR file)
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 11 December 2012
A Neolithic cairn, likely dating to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 4000–3000 BCE), associated with the broader hillfort complex and possibly serving as a ritual or funerary monument. Its location within a defended landscape suggests a symbolic or territorial significance.
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