Auchagallon Stone Circle
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Auchagallon Stone Circle | |
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| Alternative name | Auchengallon Cairn |
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| Location | Isle of Arran |
| Coordinates | 55°33′35″N 5°20′34″W / 55.559789°N 5.342810°W |
| Type | Kerbed burial cairn |
| History | |
| Periods | Neolithic / Bronze Age |
| Site notes | |
| Ownership | Historic Environment Scotland |
| Public access | Yes |
| Official name | Auchengallon Cairn |
| Type | Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) |
| Designated | 7 July 1994 |
| Reference no. | SM90023 |
Auchagallon Stone Circle or Auchengallon cairn is the remains of a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial cairn, surrounded by a circle of fifteen stones. It is located near Machrie on the Isle of Arran in Scotland (grid reference NR89293464).
