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Cairn Head is a prehistoric cairn located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated within a landscape rich in Bronze Age monuments. The structure comprises a substantial mound of stones typical of cairns constructed during the Bronze Age, representing a funerary or ceremonial monument from this period. Such cairns in northeast Scotland often contained burial deposits and served as prominent markers in the Bronze Age ritual landscape. The monument remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric settlement and burial practices in the Aberdeenshire region.
Cairn Head, cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11621. View the official record →
Cairn Head is a prehistoric cairn located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, situated within a landscape rich in Bronze Age monuments. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11621.
Cairn Head, cairn 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 SM11621.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Bride's Church,Cushnie (3.6 km), South Brideswell, settlement, field system and cairn 340m NW of (4.4 km), Blackhills, roundhouse, cairns and field bank 370m NNW of (6.4 km).
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