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Easter Delfour is a Bronze Age ring cairn situated in Inverness-shire, Scotland, approximately 220 metres south-south-west of the settlement. The monument consists of a circular or oval arrangement of stones characteristic of ring cairns, a distinctive funerary monument type that emerged during the Bronze Age in northern Britain. These structures typically comprised an outer kerb of stones encircling a central cairn, often marking high-status burials or ceremonial deposits.
The site sits upon bedrock composed of psammite and semipelite of the Grampian Group, metamorphic rocks formed during the Neoproterozoic era. This ancient metamorphic basement, typical of the Scottish Highlands, would have provided readily available stone for the cairn's construction, with weathered angular fragments suitable for both the outer ring and internal core. The exposed bedrock would have made the monument's elevated position prominent within the local landscape.
Easter Delfour is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM898, reflecting its archaeological and historical significance as evidence of Bronze Age ritual practices and settlement patterns in the Highlands. The cairn remains an important record of the region's prehistoric communities and their funerary traditions.
Easter Delfour, ring cairn 220m SSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM898. View the official record →
Easter Delfour is a Bronze Age ring cairn situated in Inverness-shire, Scotland, approximately 220 metres south-south-west of the settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM898.
Easter Delfour, ring cairn 220m SSW of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a ring cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Easter Delfour, ring cairn 220m SSW 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 SM898.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Doune, motte, Rothiemurchus (4.3 km), Dunachton Lodge, symbol stone 75m SSW of (4.5 km), Loch an Eilein Castle (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Easter Delfour, ring cairn 220m SSW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Easter Delfour, ring cairn 220m SSW of stands on Grampian Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite and semipelite.