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Edinchat, cairn 415m NNW of, is a Bronze Age cairn located in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The monument comprises a rubble mound typical of funerary monuments constructed during the Bronze Age period, when such cairns served as burial structures for elite and community members. The site's survival to the modern period, despite agricultural activity in the surrounding landscape, reflects the enduring physical presence of Bronze Age funerary practices in the Scottish Highlands. The cairn remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric settlement patterns and mortuary customs in the region.
Edinchat, cairn 415m NNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11734. View the official record →
Edinchat, cairn 415m NNW of, is a Bronze Age cairn located in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11734.
Edinchat, cairn 415m 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 SM11734.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ruthven, depopulated township 600m S of (1.3 km), Soilsean, deserted township and hut circle 745m ESE of (3.4 km), Drumbain Cottage, hut circles 725m, 845m and 975m ESE of (4.2 km).
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