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Cairn of Get is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Caithness in the far north of Scotland. The monument sits upon bedrock of Middle Old Red Sandstone, a formation of conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone dating to the Middle Devonian period. This local geology would have provided suitable stone for construction and helps characterise the landscape in which the cairn's builders chose to site this funerary structure.
Chambered cairns represent a significant class of Neolithic monument in northern Scotland, typically constructed as stone mounds covering internal burial chambers. These communal tombs served ritual and funerary purposes over extended periods. Cairn of Get belongs to this tradition of monumental architecture, which flourished across the region during the Neolithic.
The cairn is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under scheduled monument reference SM90048, ensuring the long-term preservation of this important archaeological resource. The site contributes to our understanding of Neolithic settlement patterns, burial practices and stone construction in the far north of Britain during the fourth and third millennia before the present.
Cairn of Get, chambered cairn, cairns and cists is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90048. View the official record →
Cairn of Get is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Caithness in the far north of Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90048.
Cairn of Get, chambered cairn, cairns and cists dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn, cairns and cists. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cairn of Get, chambered cairn, cairns and cists 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 SM90048.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Broughwhin, cairn and stone row 190m NW of Groat's Loch (0.2 km), Watenan,fort 100m SSW of,Ulbster (0.4 km), Groat's Loch, cairn 225m WSW of (0.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Cairn of Get, chambered cairn, cairns and cists'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.
Cairn of Get, chambered cairn, cairns and cists stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.