Archaeologists uncover complete Neolithic cursus on the Isle of Arran
by Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent from Science | The Guardian on (#6EE6B)
The monument dates to between 4000 and 3000BC and is thought to be the only complete example in Britain
Below the rolling heath on the Isle of Arran's south-west coast, overlooked by harriers and the occasional peregrine, a monument to ancient ceremony is being uncovered.
In August, archaeologists working alongside local volunteers began their excavation at Drumadoon of what is almost certainly the only complete Neolithic cursus monument found in Britain.
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