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Bargrennan chambered cairn
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'''Bargrennan chambered cairns''' are are a class of prehistoric [[Chambered cairn|chambered cairns]] found only in south-west Scotland, in western [[Dumfries and Galloway]] and southern [[Ayrshire]].<ref name=":0"></ref><ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> They form a separate group from the [[Court cairn|Clyde cairns]] which are found along the coast of western Britain. Unlike Clyde cairns, Bargrennan monuments are passage graves, with one or more chambers set into a round cairn. As well as being structurally different, Bargrennan cairns are separated from Clyde cairns by their siting and distribution; they are found in upland, inland areas of Galloway and Ayrshire.<ref name=":0" /> Murray suggests that there are around twelve Bargrennan monuments in south-west Scotland.<ref></ref> She also notes that as sheep rees are often built into and over these types of cairns, more are likely to have been lost under shepherd's buildings.<ref></ref>
The type site is White Cairn, [[Bargrennan]]. This monument and nearby Cairnderry have been excavated but having been previously robbed out neither have not provided material for dating. Both sites show extensive reuse in the [[Bronze Age]], including the addition of a Bronze Age [[cist]] in White Cairn. It has been suggested that this may indicate an early Bronze Age date for sites of this type.<ref name=":0" /> However, a mid to late [[Neolithic|Neolthic]] date has also been suggested.<ref name=":1" />
== Further reading ==
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* Research University of Central Lancashire|last=Vicki Cummings with Chris Fowler (Newcastle University)|first=|date=|website=UCLan - University of Central Lancashire|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216095417/https://www.uclan.ac.uk/research/explore/projects/excavations_bargrennan_chambered_cairn.php|archive-date=16 February 2018|access-date=2019-11-06}}
== References ==
[[Category:Megalithic monuments in Scotland]]
[[Category:Neolithic Scotland]]
[[Category:Chambered cairns in Scotland]]
The type site is White Cairn, [[Bargrennan]]. This monument and nearby Cairnderry have been excavated but having been previously robbed out neither have not provided material for dating. Both sites show extensive reuse in the [[Bronze Age]], including the addition of a Bronze Age [[cist]] in White Cairn. It has been suggested that this may indicate an early Bronze Age date for sites of this type.<ref name=":0" /> However, a mid to late [[Neolithic|Neolthic]] date has also been suggested.<ref name=":1" />
== Further reading ==
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* Research University of Central Lancashire|last=Vicki Cummings with Chris Fowler (Newcastle University)|first=|date=|website=UCLan - University of Central Lancashire|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216095417/https://www.uclan.ac.uk/research/explore/projects/excavations_bargrennan_chambered_cairn.php|archive-date=16 February 2018|access-date=2019-11-06}}
== References ==
[[Category:Megalithic monuments in Scotland]]
[[Category:Neolithic Scotland]]
[[Category:Chambered cairns in Scotland]]
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