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Altnacealgach Inn is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Sutherland, Scotland, situated approximately 460 metres north-west of Altnacealgach Inn itself. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents the funerary architecture characteristic of this era in northern Scotland. Chambered cairns of this type typically comprised stone-built burial chambers contained within larger mounds of stone and earth, serving as communal burial places for Neolithic communities. The site is recorded within the Historic Environment Record under the reference HES INSPIRE SM1765, indicating its status as a scheduled or protected monument within Scotland's archaeological heritage.
Altnacealgach Inn, chambered cairn 460m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1765. View the official record →
Altnacealgach Inn is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Sutherland, Scotland, situated approximately 460 metres north-west of Altnacealgach Inn itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1765.
Altnacealgach Inn, chambered cairn 460m NW 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.
Altnacealgach Inn, chambered cairn 460m NW 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 SM1765.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Aultivullin, cairn 1065m SSE of Loch a' Mheallain (3.3 km), Cromalt, chambered cairn 630m NNE of (3.4 km), Alltan nam Breac, cairn 250m W of (3.8 km).
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