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Geirisclett is a Neolithic chambered cairn located approximately 670 metres north-east of Loch Beag nan Eun in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents one of the prehistoric communal burial monuments characteristic of early agricultural communities in the Scottish Highlands. As a chambered cairn, the site would have functioned as a ritual and burial centre, with a stone-built chamber constructed within a larger mound of stone and earth. The monument is recorded under the Historic Environment Scotland designation SM13671.
Geirisclett, chambered cairn 670m NE of Loch Beag nan Eun is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13671. View the official record →
Geirisclett is a Neolithic chambered cairn located approximately 670 metres north-east of Loch Beag nan Eun in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13671.
Geirisclett, chambered cairn 670m NE of Loch Beag nan Eun dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn 670m ne of loch beag nan eun. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Geirisclett, chambered cairn 670m NE of Loch Beag nan Eun 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 SM13671.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Eilean Domhnuill,settlement,Loch Olabhat (2.1 km), Buaile Risary,settlement and cup-marked stone 600m N of Ben Risary (2.3 km), Dun Scolpaig, dun (site of) and tower (3.7 km).
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