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Beinn Bheag is a Bronze Age monument complex in Ross-shire, comprising a standing stone, cairns and the remains of shielings situated some 500 metres south-south-east of the hill itself. The site rests upon bedrock of the Lewisian Complex, ancient gneiss formed during the Proterozoic, one of Scotland's oldest geological formations.
The standing stone represents a significant ritual or territorial marker from the Bronze Age, a period when such monuments dotted the Highland landscape. The cairns, constructed from locally sourced stone, likely served funerary or ceremonial purposes typical of Bronze Age burial practices in northern Scotland. Their presence alongside the standing stone suggests a site of sustained ritual or communal importance.
The shielings—temporary stone structures used for pastoral activity—indicate that the landscape around Beinn Bheag remained economically valuable into later periods, probably the medieval era and beyond. This long sequence of use, from prehistoric ritual monument to pastoral settlement, demonstrates how ancient ceremonial sites often remained focal points within the working landscape. The complex is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5499.
Beinn Bheag,standing stone,cairns and shielings 500m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5499. View the official record →
Beinn Bheag is a Bronze Age monument complex in Ross-shire, comprising a standing stone, cairns and the remains of shielings situated some 500 metres south-south-east of the hill itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5499.
Beinn Bheag,standing stone,cairns and shielings 500m SSE of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stone,cairns and shielings. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Beinn Bheag,standing stone,cairns and shielings 500m 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 SM5499.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cnoc Leathan,kerb cairn 230m S of,Upper Breasclete (0.6 km), Cnoc a' Phrionnsa,chambered cairn (1.2 km), Calanais or Callanish Standing Stones (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Beinn Bheag,standing stone,cairns and shielings 500m SSE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Beinn Bheag,standing stone,cairns and shielings 500m SSE of stands on Lewisian Complex, bedrock that formed in the Proterozoic. The rock here is gneiss.