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The legal document available for download below constitutes the formal designation of the monument under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. The additional details provided on this page are provided for information purposes only and do not form part of the designation. Historic Environment Scotland accepts no liability for any loss or damages arising from reliance on any inaccuracies within this additional information.

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  SM395_Legal Doc

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Summary

Description

The monument comprises the remains of a prehistoric burial cairn, visible as an upstanding mound. The monument was originally scheduled in 1953, but the area covered by the designation did not relate accurately to the remains on the ground. The current rescheduling rectifies this.

The cairn is situated on the leading edge of a terrace overlooking the sea, some 350m S of Clachaig, in an area rich in prehistoric burial remains.

The cairn is turf-covered and is roughly oval on plan, measuring about 20m from NNW to SSE by 16m transversely and stands about 2.5m in height, with steep sides and a flat top. The cairn was partly excavated by Bryce in 1900, and subsequently backfilled leaving only the tops of three upright slabs visible. Two of these partially buried slabs are a pair of side slabs, being parallel and situated about 1m apart; they protrude above the turf at least 5m from the N edge of the mound. The third stone stands about 0.6m to the N, slightly to the E of the chamber axis.

The area to be scheduled is an irregular oval on plan, with maximum dimensions of 26m from WNW to ESE by 21m from NNE to SSW.

Statement of National Importance

The monument is of national importance as the substantial remains of an upstanding burial cairn. Although partly excavated in 1900, it retains considerable potential to provide important information about prehistoric burial practices and contemporary land-use.

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About Scheduled Monuments

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We make recommendations to the Scottish Government about historic marine protected areas, and the Scottish Ministers decide whether to designate.

Scheduling is the process that identifies, designates and provides statutory protection for monuments and archaeological sites of national importance as set out in the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.

We schedule sites and monuments that are found to be of national importance using the selection guidance published in Designation Policy and Selection Guidance (2019)

Scheduled monument records provide an indication of the national importance of the scheduled monument which has been identified by the description and map. The description and map (see ‘legal documents’ above) showing the scheduled area is the designation of the monument under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. The statement of national importance and additional information provided are supplementary and provided for general information purposes only. Historic Environment Scotland accepts no liability for any loss or damages arising from reliance on any inaccuracies within the statement of national importance or additional information. These records are not definitive historical or archaeological accounts or a complete description of the monument(s).

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