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christian427
July 26, 2023
Cycling
Ri Cruin was extensively damaged during agricultural works in the 1700s and 1800s, and at one point a lime kiln was even built into the cairn.
It was once the likely resting place of a high-status prehistoric individual. We can tell this from the axe shapes carved into the side stone of a cist.
- historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/kilmartin-glen-ri-cruin-cairn
It was once the likely resting place of a high-status prehistoric individual. We can tell this from the axe shapes carved into the side stone of a cist.
- historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/kilmartin-glen-ri-cruin-cairn
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