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Giants' Graves, Arran

Neolithic chambered tombs on Isle of Arran, Scotland

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The Giants' Graves are the remains of two Neolithic chambered tombs on the Isle of Arran in Scotland. They are situated within 40 metres of each other, and stand on a ridge 120 metres above the sea in a clearing in a forest, overlooking Whiting Bay to the south.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Early excavation

1902

Further exploration

1961–1962

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Burial and Funerary Structures

TombsGravesDolmens
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Environmental and Natural Features

Artificial Mounds
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Country

United Kingdom

Coordinates

55.48° N, -5.10° E