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Cat Cairn is a Bronze Age cairn located 255 metres south-west of Smiddyhowe in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The monument consists of a stone mound typical of funerary structures dating to the Bronze Age period, when such cairns served as burial monuments for elite or important community members. The site is recorded within the national heritage record under HES INSPIRE reference SM12170, ensuring its protection and documentation as part of Scotland's archaeological heritage. Like many cairns in the Aberdeenshire region, it represents the Bronze Age practice of constructing substantial stone monuments to commemorate the deceased.
Cat Cairn, cairn 255m SW of Smiddyhowe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12170. View the official record →
Cat Cairn is a Bronze Age cairn located 255 metres south-west of Smiddyhowe in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12170.
Cat Cairn, cairn 255m SW of Smiddyhowe 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 SM12170.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Logie House, 3 symbol stones 160m W of (6 km), Gowk Stane, standing stone 80m WSW of Craigconnack (6.3 km), Berry Hill,enclosure 600m SW of Bogend (7 km).
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