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Heatherdean Henge is a Bronze Age ceremonial monument located approximately 30 metres south-south-east of Lochside in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The site consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of henges from the Bronze Age period, featuring a bank and ditch arrangement typical of such ritual monuments. This class of monument served important communal and ceremonial functions within Bronze Age societies of northern Scotland, likely associated with gatherings, ritual activities, and possibly funerary practices. The henge represents an important element of the prehistoric landscape of the Highlands and is recorded under Historic Environment Scotland designation SM6694.
Heatherdean, henge 30m SSE of, Lochside is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6694. View the official record →
Heatherdean Henge is a Bronze Age ceremonial monument located approximately 30 metres south-south-east of Lochside in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6694.
Heatherdean, henge 30m SSE of, Lochside dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a henge 30m sse of, lochside. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Heatherdean, henge 30m SSE of, Lochside 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 SM6694.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Loch Flemington, barrow 1000m SSE of Balspardon (0.7 km), Balblair, enclosure 120m E of (1.2 km), Brackla Farm,enclosure 300m SW of (4.6 km).
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