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Carn Glas
57.4150° N, -4.2500° E
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Carn Glas is a neolithic chambered cairn burial site near Inverness in Scotland. The site is to the south-east of Achvraid on Essich Moor and consists of three linked cairns on a ridge. The burial site is 116 metres (381 ft) long, and is the longest known chambered cairn in Scotland. It was designated as a scheduled monument in 1964. Other significant sites found nearby are a stone circle at Torbreck and a chambered cairn at Culduthel.
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1964
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