Scheduled MonumentsScotlandKerrowaird, barrows 270m NE of
Barrows

Kerrowaird, barrows 270m NE of

Scotland
HES SM6017
Site type
Barrows
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic Environment Scotland

Overview

History & significance

Kerrowaird, barrows 270m NE of, is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The site comprises barrows typical of the Bronze Age period, representing funerary practices and settlement patterns in the Scottish Highlands during the second millennium BCE. Such monuments are significant for understanding prehistoric burial customs and the distribution of Bronze Age communities across northern Scotland. The barrows' survival in the landscape provides archaeological evidence of early settlement and territorial use in this region.

Kerrowaird, barrows 270m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6017. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Kerrowaird, barrows 270m NE of?

Kerrowaird, barrows 270m NE of, is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6017.

Who is responsible for protecting Kerrowaird, barrows 270m NE of?

Kerrowaird, barrows 270m NE 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 SM6017.

What other scheduled monuments are near Kerrowaird, barrows 270m NE of?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Culloden Battlefield, Graves of the Clans, Cairn and Well of the Dead (5.3 km), Clava Cairns, cairns 70m, 170m NE of and 210m, 460m ENE of, barrow 270m NE of, and standing stone 395m NE of Balnuarin (5.4 km), Milton of Clava, cairn 215m SSW of (5.9 km).

Aubrey Research

Generate a full report for this location

Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.

Research the area around Kerrowaird, barrows 270m NE of