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Achany chambered cairn, located 250 metres north-east of Achany in Sutherland, is a Neolithic funerary monument dating to the fourth millennium BCE. The cairn comprises a substantial mound of stone covering an internal burial chamber, characteristic of the chambered cairn tradition that flourished across northern Scotland during the Neolithic period. Such monuments served as communal burial places and represent significant investment in monumental construction by early farming communities in the far north. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland database and contributes to our understanding of Neolithic settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the Highland region.
Achany,chambered cairn 250m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1759. View the official record →
Achany chambered cairn, located 250 metres north-east of Achany in Sutherland, is a Neolithic funerary monument dating to the fourth millennium BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1759.
Achany,chambered cairn 250m NE of dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Achany,chambered cairn 250m NE of is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM1759.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Achany, cairn 890m NW of (0.8 km), Achany Glen, settlement 900m to 1850m S of Lairg Station (1.2 km), Druim Baile Fuir, stone circle, cairns, hut circles and enclosure (1.3 km).
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