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Balvaird Wood is a Neolithic chambered cairn located approximately 450 metres north-north-east of East End in Ross-shire, Scotland. The monument belongs to the Neolithic period and represents the type of communal burial structure characteristic of early agricultural communities in northern Scotland. Like other chambered cairns of its era, it would have served as a focal point for ritual and funerary practice, demonstrating the social organisation and monumental building capabilities of Neolithic populations. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland database under designation SM4741.
Balvaird Wood,chambered cairn 450m NNE of East End is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4741. View the official record →
Balvaird Wood is a Neolithic chambered cairn located approximately 450 metres north-north-east of East End in Ross-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4741.
Balvaird Wood,chambered cairn 450m NNE of East End dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn 450m nne of east end. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Balvaird Wood,chambered cairn 450m NNE of East End 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 SM4741.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tarradale, chambered cairn 480m ENE of Hilton (3.2 km), Castle Hill,henge (3.4 km), Gilchrist,Old Church of Kilchrist (3.6 km).
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