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Corrimony is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Inverness-shire, 600 metres east-south-east of Corrimony. The monument stands on bedrock of the Loch Eil Group, a Neoproterozoic psammite formation that underlies this part of the Scottish Highlands. This stone-rich geology provided ideal building material for the cairn's construction during the Neolithic period, roughly 4000–3000 BC.
The chambered cairn represents a significant burial and ceremonial site from Scotland's earliest farming communities. Such monuments typically comprised a stone-built burial chamber accessed by a passage, all contained within a larger mound of stones and rubble. The chamber would have been used for multiple burials over an extended period, serving both practical and ritual functions within the community.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM90081, recognising its archaeological importance. Chambered cairns of this type remain crucial evidence for understanding Neolithic settlement patterns, funerary practices and social organisation across northern Scotland. The monument's survival in this landscape, where ancient psammite bedrock still shapes the terrain, reflects the enduring relationship between these communities and their environment.
Corrimony, chambered cairn 600m ESE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90081. View the official record →
Corrimony is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Inverness-shire, 600 metres east-south-east of Corrimony. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90081.
Corrimony, chambered cairn 600m ESE of dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Corrimony, chambered cairn 600m ESE 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 SM90081.
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Corrimony, chambered cairn 600m ESE of stands on Loch Eil Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite.