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Cracknie is a souterrain and Iron Age settlement located in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands. The site comprises an underground stone-built passage typical of Iron Age construction in northern Scotland, along with associated settlement remains. Such souterrains are thought to have served defensive, storage, or ritual functions within Iron Age communities, though their precise purpose remains debated among archaeologists. The monument represents an important example of Iron Age settlement activity in the far north of Scotland during the first millennium BC.
Cracknie,souterrain and settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5663. View the official record →
Cracknie is a souterrain and Iron Age settlement located in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5663.
Cracknie,souterrain and settlement dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a souterrain and settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cracknie,souterrain and settlement 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 SM5663.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Skail, homestead (5.9 km), Red Priest's Stone and burial ground 500m NNE of (6.2 km), Skail, chambered cairn 90m N of (6.2 km).
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