Nether Largie South Cairn — Kilmartin
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)·Kilmartin Neolithic·🇬🇧 Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom
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About Nether Largie South Cairn — Kilmartin
Nether Largie South Cairn — Kilmartin in Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Kilmartin Neolithic. Largest of Kilmartin cairns with slab-lined chambers and rock art, excavated by Greenwell 1864 yielding jet necklace. Excavations and surveys provide calibrated chronology and architectural analysis.
Why it mattersKey Kilmartin Neolithic site preserving megalithic architecture of the Argyll, Scotland region
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology precision
- 02Landscape setting function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial burial aggregation
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Kilmartin Neolithic
- Purpose
- Chambered cairn 34 m with cists containing carved axeheads and Beaker pottery
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1890 CE
Antiquarian recording
On the ground
Structures & features
56.1290° N · 5.4950° W · 35 m · 3 mapped features
Nether Largie South Cairn — Kilmartin — Principal Chamber
chamberMain chamber at Nether Largie South Cairn — Kilmartin
56.1292° N · 5.4949° WNether Largie South Cairn — Kilmartin — Kerb and Cairn
cairnPerimeter kerb and cairn at Nether Largie South Cairn — Kilmartin
56.1288° N · 5.4948° WNether Largie South Cairn — Kilmartin — Outlier/Alignment Stone
standing stoneOutlier stone associated with Nether Largie South Cairn — Kilmartin
56.1295° N · 5.4953° W