Neolithic Burial Cairn, Crarae Gardens, Argyll, Scotland
Visited September 2016
Crarae Gardens are a National Trust for Scotland property in Argyll, western Scotland. The Himalayan gardens are wonderful to visit, albeit a bit remote on the banks of Loch Fyne. In spring the rhododendrons must be spectacular!
Not far inside the gardens are the remains of a Neolithic chambered cairn, dating to circa 3500BCE. Nowadays only the stones which formed the entrance and burial chamber remain, along with an interpretation board. They're not fenced off, so you can walk right up to them.
For lots of archaeological information on the site, and some photographs taken when the tomb was excavated, go to the Canmore website: https://canmore.org.uk/site/40024/crarae-garden
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