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Newtonmore

Clearance Cairn (prehistoric)
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Newtonmore as Clearance Cairn (prehistoric). 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.
Clearance cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age. These cairns mark the clearance of stones from agricultural land and provide insight into early land use and settlement patterns in Scotland.

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