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Dalarossie Cottage cairn is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Inverness-shire in the Scottish Highlands. The cairn lies 375 metres south-south-east of Dalarossie Cottage, positioned on bedrock of the Moine Supergroup, a metamorphic sequence of semipelite that formed during the Neoproterozoic era. This ancient geology, weathered and glaciated, underlies much of the northern Highlands and would have been a familiar landscape to prehistoric communities.
The monument consists of a stone cairn, typical of Bronze Age funerary practice in northern Scotland. Such cairns marked the graves of individuals or families and often contained cist burials. The choice of this particular location reflects Bronze Age settlement patterns, with cairns frequently positioned on open moorland where they remained visible monuments within the landscape.
The cairn is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM11815, ensuring its preservation as an important archaeological resource. It contributes to understanding Bronze Age burial practices and land use in the Scottish Highlands, alongside the broader context of contemporary monuments across Inverness-shire.
Dalarossie Cottage, cairn 375m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11815. View the official record →
Dalarossie Cottage cairn is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Inverness-shire in the Scottish Highlands. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11815.
Dalarossie Cottage, cairn 375m SSE 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 SM11815.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Banchor, cairn 315m SE of (0.4 km), Woodend, cairn 760m NW of (3.3 km), Drumbain Cottage, hut circles 725m, 845m and 975m ESE of (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Dalarossie Cottage, cairn 375m SSE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Dalarossie Cottage, cairn 375m SSE of stands on Moine Supergroup, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is semipelite.