Bruach An Druimein, Kimartin Glen

Bruach An Druimein, Kimartin Glen
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Bruach An Druimein is an archaeological site located 2 km south of Kilmartin in Argyll, Scotland, within Kilmartin Glen, one of the densest concentrations of prehistoric funerary monuments in Britain. Rescue excavations directed by Eric Cregeen in 1960-62, ahead of gravel quarrying, uncovered a Bronze Age cist cemetery, two Iron Age roundhouses -- the first confirmed by excavation in Argyll -- and a 19th-century standing stone. Later reanalysis revealed medieval glass beads with chemical compositions matching those from nearby Dunadd, suggesting continued use of the site into the early medieval period.

TypeCemetery
Period4500 - 3000 BC
CountryScotland
Coordinates56.1338° N, 5.4870° W

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