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Carn Glas

Chambered Cairn(s) (neolithic)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Carn Glas as Chambered Cairn(s) (neolithic). 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.
Chambered cairn, Neolithic period. Carn Glas is significant as an example of early prehistoric funerary architecture in Scotland, reflecting the ritual practices of Neolithic communities.

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