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Dell Farm burial mounds is a Bronze Age cemetery situated 350 metres north-east of Dell Farm in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The monument comprises multiple burial mounds typical of the period when funerary practices favoured monumental earthwork construction. The site occupies ground underlain by felsic igneous rock of Late Silurian to Early Devonian age, part of the ancient geological formations that characterise the Scottish Highlands. This bedrock geology would have been well-weathered by the time Bronze Age communities established their cemetery here, providing a distinctive upland landscape.
The mounds represent an important record of prehistoric burial custom and settlement patterns in the region. Such cemeteries often accumulated over generations, with successive burials marked by the construction or enlargement of earthen mounds. The archaeological significance of the site lies in what these physical remains reveal about Bronze Age social structure and beliefs concerning the treatment of the dead.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the designation SM4536, recognising its importance to Scotland's archaeological heritage. The protective status ensures that the mounds are preserved for future study and remain accessible as a tangible connection to this distant period of Scottish prehistory.
Dell Farm,burial mounds 350m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4536. View the official record →
Dell Farm burial mounds is a Bronze Age cemetery situated 350 metres north-east of Dell Farm in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4536.
Dell Farm,burial mounds 350m NE 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 SM4536.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dun Scriben,fort (6.4 km), Dun Deardail, forts 410m and 520m ENE of Fasnagruig (7.6 km), 'Crusader', remains of jet-powered boat, 520m SE of Achnahannet settlement (8.9 km).
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Dell Farm,burial mounds 350m NE of stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Late Silurian To Early Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is felsic-rock.