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Achkinloch Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic monument situated 755 metres south-west of Loch Stemster in Caithness, Scotland. The cairn stands on bedrock composed of Middle Old Red Sandstone, a conglomerate of sandstone, siltstone and mudstone dating from the Middle Devonian period. This geological foundation provided the rubble and stone used in the cairn's construction, materials readily available from the local landscape. The monument is protected as a scheduled monument under reference SM419 by Historic Environment Scotland.
Chambered cairns of this type were built during the Neolithic period as communal burial structures, their internal passages and chambers designed to house the remains of successive generations. The monument's position near Loch Stemster reflects a settlement preference for locations close to freshwater sources, typical of Neolithic communities in northern Scotland. The exposed moorland setting of Caithness, with its sparse vegetation and windswept terrain, has aided the cairn's survival, preserving evidence of ritual and burial practices from over five thousand years ago.
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 Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic monument situated 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 the UK.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Achkinloch, chambered cairn 755m SW of, Loch Stemster's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Achkinloch, chambered cairn 755m SW of, Loch Stemster stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.