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Carn na Croiche is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Ross-shire, Scotland, dating to the fourth or third millennium BC. The monument comprises a stone cairn constructed to cover and protect an internal burial chamber, characteristic of the funerary traditions practised by early farming communities in northern Scotland during the Neolithic period. Such chambered cairns served as communal burial places and represent significant investments in monumental construction, reflecting the social organisation and ceremonial practices of their builders. The site is designated as a scheduled monument under the Historic Environment Scotland record system, acknowledging its archaeological importance as evidence of Neolithic settlement and belief systems in the Scottish Highlands.
Carn na Croiche,chambered cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4750. View the official record →
Carn na Croiche is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Ross-shire, Scotland, dating to the fourth or third millennium BC. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4750.
Carn na Croiche,chambered cairn dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Carn na Croiche,chambered 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 SM4750.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Ninian's Chapel,Nonakiln (1.1 km), Millcraig,chambered cairn (1.2 km), Moultavie,cairn 450m N of (2.5 km).
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