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Balnaguie is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Ross-shire, Scotland, approximately 620 metres north-west of Balnaguie. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents the type of funerary architecture characteristic of early agricultural communities in northern Scotland. Chambered cairns of this period typically served as communal burial structures, with internal stone-built chambers accessed through passage ways, reflecting the monumental investment these societies made in ancestral commemoration. The site remains an important archaeological witness to Neolithic settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the Highlands.
Balnaguie, chambered cairn 620m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2313. View the official record →
Balnaguie is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Ross-shire, Scotland, approximately 620 metres north-west of Balnaguie. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2313.
Balnaguie, chambered cairn 620m 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.
Balnaguie, chambered cairn 620m 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 SM2313.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bogallan Wood, cairn 105m SW of The Croft (4.7 km), Ord Hill,fort (6.7 km), Kilmuir Old Parish Church (6.7 km).
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