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Cnocan nan Cobhar is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Kilmarie, Inverness-shire. The monument sits upon bedrock of Middle Jurassic rocks, comprising mudstone, sandstone and limestone formed during the Middle Jurassic period. This underlying geology has shaped the landscape in which the cairn was constructed, providing the stone resources available to its builders around 4,000 years ago.
Chambered cairns of this type were monumental communal burial structures, built during the Neolithic period to house the remains of successive generations. Their architecture typically comprises stone-built chambers accessed via a passage, all enclosed within a mound of stone. Such monuments served both practical and ceremonial functions, acting as focal points for the communities who built and maintained them.
Cnocan nan Cobhar is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM896, recognising its archaeological significance and the importance of preserving evidence of Neolithic burial practices and settlement patterns in the Scottish Highlands. The site contributes to our understanding of early monumental construction and the organisation of prehistoric societies in the region.
Cnocan nan Cobhar,chambered cairn,Kilmarie is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM896. View the official record →
Cnocan nan Cobhar is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Kilmarie, Inverness-shire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM896.
Cnocan nan Cobhar,chambered cairn,Kilmarie dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn,kilmarie. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cnocan nan Cobhar,chambered cairn,Kilmarie 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 SM896.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dun Ringill,dun 800m E of Cille Mhaire (1 km), Dun Liath,broch,Elgol (3.2 km), Clach Oscar, shielings W of (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Cnocan nan Cobhar,chambered cairn,Kilmarie'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.
Cnocan nan Cobhar,chambered cairn,Kilmarie stands on Middle Jurassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Jurassic. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.