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Glen Cottage is a Neolithic long cairn situated in Sutherland, Scotland, approximately 520 metres south-east of Glen Cottage itself. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents one of the category of burial monuments characteristic of early agricultural communities in northern Scotland. Long cairns of this type typically served as communal burial structures, containing human remains and grave goods that reflect the ritual practices and social organisation of Neolithic societies. The cairn's survival to the present day, despite the passage of millennia, contributes to understanding the distribution and form of funerary monuments across the Scottish Highlands during the fourth and third millennia before the Common Era.
Glen Cottage, long cairn 520m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5484. View the official record →
Glen Cottage is a Neolithic long cairn situated in Sutherland, Scotland, approximately 520 metres south-east of Glen Cottage itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5484.
Glen Cottage, long cairn 520m SE of dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a long cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Glen Cottage, long cairn 520m SE 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 SM5484.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Proncy, hut circle 330m NNE of (2.1 km), Grannie's Heilan Hame, chambered cairn 30m NNE of (3.5 km), Embo Street,cairn SE of (3.7 km).
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