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Hill of Shebster is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Caithness, northern Scotland, dating to the Neolithic period. The monument comprises a cairn structure containing an internal burial chamber, characteristic of the chambered cairn tradition that flourished in northern Britain during the fourth and third millennia BC. As a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland protection, it represents an important example of Neolithic funerary architecture in the far north of mainland Scotland, reflecting the ritual and communal practices of early agricultural communities in the region.
Hill of Shebster,chambered cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM476. View the official record →
Hill of Shebster is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Caithness, northern Scotland, dating to the Neolithic period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM476.
Hill of Shebster,chambered cairn dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Hill of Shebster,chambered cairn 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 SM476.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carn Liath, cairn, Shurrery (7 km), Tota an Dranndain, broch, Shurrery (7.2 km), Shurrery Kirk,standing stone 270m S of (7.2 km).
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