© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic Environment Scotland
Cromalt is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Sutherland, Scotland, approximately 630 metres north-north-east of Cromalt itself. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents the funerary and ceremonial practices of early farming communities in northern Scotland. As a chambered cairn, the structure would have incorporated a stone-built burial chamber within a larger mound of stones, a characteristic architectural form of Neolithic monuments in the Scottish Highlands. The site is designated for protection as a scheduled monument, recognising its archaeological importance for understanding Neolithic settlement and burial practices in this region.
Cromalt, chambered cairn 630m NNE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13709. View the official record →
Cromalt is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Sutherland, Scotland, approximately 630 metres north-north-east of Cromalt itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13709.
Cromalt, chambered cairn 630m NNE 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.
Cromalt, chambered cairn 630m NNE 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 SM13709.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cromalt, chambered cairn 1150m NNW of (1.1 km), Altnacealgach Inn, chambered cairn 180m NNW of (3.4 km), Glacbain, chambered cairn 760m SSE of (4.1 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Cromalt, chambered cairn 630m NNE of