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Achkinloch is a Neolithic chambered cairn situated approximately 755 metres south-west of Loch Stemster in Caithness, Scotland. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents the characteristic funerary architecture of north-eastern Scotland during the third millennium BCE. As a chambered cairn, the site would have functioned as a communal burial monument, with an internal stone chamber contained within a cairn of stacked stones, reflecting the monumental investment communities made in collective depositional practices. The site is recorded in the Scheduled Monument register under the designation SM419 and remains an important archaeological resource for understanding settlement patterns and mortuary practices in prehistoric Caithness.
Achkinloch, chambered cairn 755m SW of, Loch Stemster is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM419. View the official record →
Achkinloch is a Neolithic chambered cairn situated approximately 755 metres south-west of Loch Stemster in Caithness, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM419.
Achkinloch, chambered cairn 755m SW of, Loch Stemster dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn 755m sw of, loch stemster. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Achkinloch, chambered cairn 755m SW of, Loch Stemster 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 SM419.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Latheronwheel House,broch 500m W of (9.3 km), Bridge of Badnagie,standing stone 600m N of (9.6 km), Latheronwheel House,chambered cairn 580m SE of (9.6 km).
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