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Garafad School is a homestead situated 740 metres north-east of Garafad in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The dwelling stands on bedrock of Middle Jurassic rocks, a sequence of mudstone, sandstone and limestone formed during the Middle Jurassic period around 170 million years ago. This solid foundation of mixed sedimentary stone would have provided building material readily available to the inhabitants who constructed and occupied the homestead.
The homestead represents the settlement pattern typical of rural Highland communities, with evidence of domestic occupation preserved within its remains. Its location in Inverness-shire, an area of considerable archaeological significance, places it within a landscape that has sustained human settlement across many centuries. The site's geology reflects the ancient marine environment that once covered this region, with layers of stone that subsequent inhabitants would have quarried and shaped for their own structures.
The homestead is now protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3515, recognising its importance as a record of Highland rural life and settlement history. This legal protection ensures the site is safeguarded against damage or disturbance, preserving it as evidence of the domestic arrangements and building practices of communities who made their homes in this part of the northern Highlands.
Garafad School,homestead 740m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3515. View the official record →
Garafad School is a homestead situated 740 metres north-east of Garafad in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3515.
Garafad School,homestead 740m 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 SM3515.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Garafad,chambered cairn 100m W of Cadha Riach (0.2 km), Garafad,depopulated settlement,Kilmuir (0.4 km), Staffin House, shell midden 1050m NNE of (1.1 km).
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Garafad School,homestead 740m NE of stands on Middle Jurassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Jurassic. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.