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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Auchenlaich CairnCountry: Scotland
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County: Stirling Type: Chambered Cairn
Nearest Town: Callendar
Map Ref: NN64980715
Latitude: 56.237649N Longitude: 4.180011W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
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An extraordinary cairn, 342m long, by far the longest chambered cairn in Britain. It is so long it is difficult to appreciate its true size, and a farm track bisects it. Apparently 'aerial views can be seen on the Canmore website'. It is thought to be a contemporary of a nearby homestead at Claish, 1.5km to the west, which was a relatively huge and complex timber structure and which has been dated to be around 6000 years old. The chambered cairn is most easily visited through the Keltie Caravan Site, which is signposted just E of Callander.
For more information see Canmore ID 24362 which describes the cairn as running from NN 6498 0715 to NN 6493 0747. This entry contains aerial photographs and a series of archaeological notes from 1968 to 1997. A field visit took place in March 1991 and an extract from this report reads: "The much-disturbed remains of this unusual monument are situated in improved pasture on a gravel terrace 110m E of Auchenlaich farmsteading and 50m N of the River Keltie. It comprises a long stony mound, aligned NNW-SSE, with, incorporated at its SSE end, what is probably a trapezoidal chambered cairn. For such a large monument, the long mound forms a relatively inconspicuous feature in the landscape, and its low-lying position may have been deliberately chosen in order to reduce its visibility from the surrounding ground. The best view of the site is gained from the hill immediately to the NW, which is crowned by the remains of a fort. The mound measures 322m in length and tapers in width from 15m at the SSE end to 11m at the NNW, one possible kerbstone having been identified. Stone-robbing and field clearance have obscured the original profile of the mound which, apart from the chambered cairn at the SSE end, now stands to no more than 0.5m in height above the former ground level. The centre of the mound has been plundered for stone, presumably to build the surrounding field-walls, and dumping of field-gathered stones has, in places, added a raised rim along the perimeter."
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