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Knapperty Hill is a Neolithic long cairn situated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, dating to the early Neolithic period. The monument consists of a substantial mound of stone constructed over a megalithic burial chamber, typical of the funerary monuments erected across northern Britain during the fourth millennium BCE. Such long cairns served as communal burial places and represent important evidence of early agricultural societies and their ritual practices. The site's survival in the landscape provides valuable archaeological information about Neolithic settlement patterns and burial customs in northeast Scotland.
Knapperty Hill,long cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2382. View the official record →
Knapperty Hill is a Neolithic long cairn situated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, dating to the early Neolithic period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2382.
Knapperty Hill,long cairn dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a long cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Knapperty Hill,long 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 SM2382.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Auchmachar,stone circle (0.2 km), Auchmachar Clump,settlement,farmstead and field systems (0.6 km), Loudon Wood,stone circle (1.6 km).
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