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Belladrum is a Neolithic chambered cairn situated 250 metres north-north-east of Brockie's Lodge in Inverness-shire. The monument stands on bedrock of Lower Old Red Sandstone, formed during the Early Devonian period, comprising conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone. This geological foundation would have been visible to the Neolithic communities who constructed the cairn, shaping both the materials available for building and the working landscape they inhabited.
Chambered cairns such as Belladrum date to the Neolithic period, typically between 4000 and 3000 BC, and served as monumental tombs for communal burial. They consist of stone chambers built within earthen or stone mounds and represent some of Scotland's earliest architectural achievements. These structures required considerable labour to construct, suggesting organised communities with the capacity and motivation to invest in permanent burial monuments.
Belladrum is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2435, recognising its archaeological significance and ensuring its preservation. The monument remains an important record of Neolithic settlement and burial practices in the Highlands, contributing to our understanding of early farming communities in northern Scotland.
Belladrum, chambered cairns 250m NNE of Brockie's Lodge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2435. View the official record →
Belladrum is a Neolithic chambered cairn situated 250 metres north-north-east of Brockie's Lodge in Inverness-shire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2435.
Belladrum, chambered cairns 250m NNE of Brockie's Lodge dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairns 250m nne of brockie's lodge. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Belladrum, chambered cairns 250m NNE of Brockie's Lodge 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 SM2435.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Belladrum Home Farm,chambered cairn WNW of (0.6 km), Tom na Croiseige, stepped mound (0.8 km), Auchvaich,chambered cairn 650m W of (2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Belladrum, chambered cairns 250m NNE of Brockie's Lodge's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Belladrum, chambered cairns 250m NNE of Brockie's Lodge stands on Lower Old Red Sandstone, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.