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Culchunaig is a Bronze Age cairn and standing stone located in Inverness-shire, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. The monument comprises two distinct elements: a cairn constructed from stone and a standing stone positioned nearby. Both structures rest upon bedrock composed of Middle Old Red Sandstone, a conglomerate of sandstone, siltstone and mudstone deposits formed during the Middle Devonian period, which creates a solid and stable foundation typical of this upland landscape.
The cairn represents the funerary practices of Bronze Age communities in the Scottish Highlands, a period when such stone monuments were commonly erected to mark burial sites and mark the territorial claims of local populations. The associated standing stone, whether contemporary with the cairn or erected as part of a related ceremonial complex, adds significance to this location as a focus for ritual activity and remembrance.
The monument survives today as an important record of prehistoric settlement patterns and religious practice in Inverness-shire. Its position on the Middle Old Red Sandstone geology reflects Bronze Age communities' pragmatic use of stable, elevated terrain for their most enduring monuments. The site remains a protected archaeological resource, valuable for understanding the ceremonial landscape of the northern Highlands during antiquity.
Culchunaig, cairn and standing stone 300m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3070. View the official record →
Culchunaig is a Bronze Age cairn and standing stone located in Inverness-shire, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3070.
Culchunaig, cairn and standing stone 300m SE of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a cairn and standing stone. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Culchunaig, cairn and standing stone 300m SE 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 SM3070.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Culdoich, chambered cairn and standing stone 620m S of (1.9 km), Daltullich House, enclosure 245m NE of (2.2 km), Mains of Daviot Farm, ring cairn and stone circle 600m NNE of (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Culchunaig, cairn and standing stone 300m SE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Culchunaig, cairn and standing stone 300m SE of stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.