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Grey Cairns of Camster is a Neolithic chambered cairn complex located in Caithness in the far north of Scotland. The site comprises two substantial stone cairns, both of which contain internal passage graves constructed during the Neolithic period, approximately 4000-3000 BC. The cairns are notable for their well-preserved architectural features, including stone-built chambers and entrance passages typical of Orkney-Caithness tradition burial monuments. The site represents an important funerary monument from prehistory and demonstrates the sophisticated construction techniques and communal burial practices of Neolithic communities in northern Scotland.
Grey Cairns of Camster is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90056. View the official record →
Grey Cairns of Camster is a Neolithic chambered cairn complex located in Caithness in the far north of Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90056.
Grey Cairns of Camster 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 SM90056.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Achavar,broch NNW of Occumster Railway Station (6.9 km), Greenhill, broch 60m NE of (7.4 km), Mid Clyth, cross slab 130m E of Greenhill (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Grey Cairns of Camster's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Grey Cairns of Camster stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.