Scheduled MonumentsScotlandGrannie's Heilan Hame, chambered cairn 30m NNE of
Neolithic · Chambered cairn

Grannie's Heilan Hame, chambered cairn 30m NNE of

Scotland
HES SM5975
Period
Neolithic
Site type
Chambered cairn
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Grannie's Heilan Hame is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Sutherland, Scotland, situated approximately 30 metres north-north-east of its reference point. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents the funerary architecture characteristic of early farming communities in northern Scotland. As a chambered cairn, the site would have functioned as a communal burial monument, with an internal stone chamber surrounded by a mound of stones. The survival of such monuments in Sutherland provides evidence of Neolithic settlement patterns and burial practices in the far north of Scotland.

Grannie's Heilan Hame, chambered cairn 30m NNE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5975. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Grannie's Heilan Hame, chambered cairn 30m NNE of?

Grannie's Heilan Hame is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Sutherland, Scotland, situated approximately 30 metres north-north-east of its reference point. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5975.

What period does Grannie's Heilan Hame, chambered cairn 30m NNE of date from?

Grannie's Heilan Hame, chambered cairn 30m NNE of dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Grannie's Heilan Hame, chambered cairn 30m NNE of?

Grannie's Heilan Hame, chambered cairn 30m NNE 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 SM5975.

What other scheduled monuments are near Grannie's Heilan Hame, chambered cairn 30m NNE of?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Embo Street,cairn SE of (1.6 km), Earl's Cross, carved stone, Dornoch (2.6 km), Glen Cottage, long cairn 520m SE of (3.5 km).

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