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Carriside is a Neolithic chambered cairn situated approximately 350 metres northwest of Carriside in Caithness, northern Scotland. The monument belongs to the Neolithic period and represents the type of communal burial structure characteristic of early agricultural communities in northern Britain, typically dating to between 4000 and 3000 BC. Like other chambered cairns of this region, it would have served as a ritual and burial monument for successive generations of the local community. The site is recorded under the Historic Environment Scotland INSPIRE designation SM440, reflecting its status as a scheduled monument of archaeological importance to understanding Neolithic settlement and mortuary practice in the far north of Scotland.
Carriside,chambered cairn 350m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM440. View the official record →
Carriside is a Neolithic chambered cairn situated approximately 350 metres northwest of Carriside in Caithness, northern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM440.
Carriside,chambered cairn 350m NW of dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Carriside,chambered cairn 350m NW of 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 SM440.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sithean Buidhe, chambered cairn 1000m WSW of Brawlbin Mains (2.1 km), Loch a'Mhuilinn,chambered cairn 300m NE of (2.4 km), Cnoc an Ratha,fort SSE of Shurrery Kirk (2.5 km).
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