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Prehistoric carvings made in a Neolithic tomb depicting adult red deer are the oldest of their kind ever found in the United Kingdom. The carvings were discovered in one of Scotland’s most well-known Neolithic sites called Kilmartin Glen in Argyll. This site is extremely important in regards to Neolithic and Bronze Age remains.
The carvings date back between 4,000 and 5,000 years and were discovered by an amateur archaeologist named Hamish Fenton who was in the area to explore a burial mound from the Bronze Age called Dunchraigaig Cairn. Dunchraigaig Cairn measures approximately 2.5 meters in height (8.2 feet) and 30 meters in diameter (98.4 feet). Back in the 19
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