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Cairn Hanach is a Neolithic chambered cairn located on the south side of Warehouse Hill in Caithness, Scotland. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents the funerary and ceremonial practices of early farming communities in northern Scotland. As a chambered cairn, the structure would originally have comprised a stone burial chamber contained within a mound of stacked stones, designed to serve as a communal tomb. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland INSPIRE database under reference SM433, reflecting its importance as an archaeological monument of national significance.
Cairn Hanach,chambered cairn S side of Warehouse Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM433. View the official record →
Cairn Hanach is a Neolithic chambered cairn located on the south side of Warehouse Hill in Caithness, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM433.
Cairn Hanach,chambered cairn S side of Warehouse Hill dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn s side of warehouse hill. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cairn Hanach,chambered cairn S side of Warehouse Hill 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 SM433.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Groat's Loch, cairn 225m WSW of (0.2 km), Broughwhin, cairn and stone row 190m NW of Groat's Loch (0.3 km), Cairn of Get, chambered cairn, cairns and cists (0.4 km).
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