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Carn Liath is a Neolithic long cairn located in Ross-shire, Scotland, dating to the Neolithic period. The monument consists of a linear mound of stone constructed in the characteristic style of long cairns, which served as communal burial structures for Neolithic communities. Long cairns of this type, typically dating between approximately 4000 and 3000 BCE, represent some of Scotland's earliest monumental architecture and provide important evidence of early farming societies and their burial practices. The site is recorded in the national archaeological record under the Historic Environment Scotland designation SM4752.
Carn Liath,long cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4752. View the official record →
Carn Liath is a Neolithic long cairn located in Ross-shire, Scotland, dating to the Neolithic period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4752.
Carn Liath,long cairn dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a long cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Carn Liath,long 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 SM4752.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Scotsburn Wood,chambered cairn 820m NE of Scotsburn House (2.9 km), Scotsburn Wood, cairn 910m ENE of Scotsburn House (3 km), Scotsburn Wood, chambered cairn 550m NNE of Scotsburn House (3.1 km).
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