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Knock Stanger is a prehistoric cairn situated approximately 730 metres east of Sandside House in Caithness, Scotland. The monument comprises a burial cairn of Bronze Age date, consistent with the widespread tradition of cairn construction across northern Scotland during the second millennium BC. The site forms part of the archaeological landscape of Caithness, where numerous cairns and burial monuments testify to Bronze Age settlement and funerary practices in the region. The cairn's precise dimensions and structural details have been recorded by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM458.
Knock Stanger,cairn 730m E of Sandside House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM458. View the official record →
Knock Stanger is a prehistoric cairn situated approximately 730 metres east of Sandside House in Caithness, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM458.
Knock Stanger,cairn 730m E of Sandside House 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 SM458.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sandside House,Reay,two carved stones (0.8 km), Reay, burial ground, old church and cross slab 175m E of Parish Church (1 km), Achvarasdal House,two stones N of (2.4 km).
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