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Davochfin is a Neolithic chambered cairn located approximately 700 metres north-north-west of Davochfin in Sutherland, Scotland. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents the ritual and burial practices of early farming communities in northern Scotland. As a chambered cairn, it would have functioned as a communal burial structure, with an internal stone chamber constructed within a cairn mound of stacked stones. The site is recorded in the heritage register under the official designation HES INSPIRE SM5493.
Davochfin,chambered cairn 700m NNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5493. View the official record →
Davochfin is a Neolithic chambered cairn located approximately 700 metres north-north-west of Davochfin in Sutherland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5493.
Davochfin,chambered cairn 700m NNW 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.
Davochfin,chambered cairn 700m NNW 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 SM5493.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Camore Wood, settlement (0.4 km), Drumdivan,hut circle 500m SW of (0.9 km), Drumdivan,hut circle 700m SSW of (1 km).
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