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Reelig, the Giant's Grave

Chambered Cairn (neolithic)(possible), Barbed and Tanged Arrowhead (flint)(neolithic)
Reelig, the Giant's Grave
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Reelig, the Giant's Grave as Chambered Cairn (neolithic)(possible), Barbed and Tanged Arrowhead (flint)(neolithic). 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 chambered cairn, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. Its significance lies in its association with early ceremonial or funerary practices in the Neolithic period, and the presence of a barbed and tanged flint arrowhead indicates contemporary tool use.

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