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Barns of Hempriggs is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Caithness, Scotland, dating to the third millennium before the present era. The monument consists of a substantial stone cairn that once enclosed an internal chamber, characteristic of the megalithic burial practices of the Neolithic period in northern Scotland. Chambered cairns such as this served as communal burial monuments, suggesting the significance of ritual and collective mortuary practice within Neolithic society. The site represents an important element of the archaeological landscape of Caithness, contributing to our understanding of settlement patterns and monumental construction during the Neolithic period in the far north of Scotland.
Barns of Hempriggs, chambered cairn 550m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM455. View the official record →
Barns of Hempriggs is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Caithness, Scotland, dating to the third millennium before the present era. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM455.
Barns of Hempriggs, chambered cairn 550m SSE 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.
Barns of Hempriggs, chambered cairn 550m SSE 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 SM455.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Langstane, standing stone 40m S of (6.4 km), Ulbster School, broch 125m S of Schoolhouse (6.5 km), Watenan,broch 140m N of,Ulbster (6.9 km).
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