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A view of the ravaged interior of this single-chambered Bargrennan type cairn, showing the visible remains of the chamber and passage, most of which is concealed by redeposited cairn material. The chamber is aligned west to east with the passage entered from the east. There was a peristalith of closely spaced stones around the cairn, a few of which remain visible on the northeast side. There has e
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A view of the ravaged interior of this single-chambered Bargrennan type cairn, showing the visible remains of the chamber and passage, most of which is concealed by redeposited cairn material. The chamber is aligned west to east with the passage entered from the east. There was a peristalith of closely spaced stones around the cairn, a few of which remain visible on the northeast side. There has evidently been some antiquarian excavation and according to the RCAHMS the cairn was subject to disturbance between 1962-87, but there are no records of these interventions.

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