Scheduled MonumentsScotlandLairg Muir North, chambered cairn 500m NW of Culbuie
Neolithic · Chambered cairn 500m nw of culbuie

Lairg Muir North, chambered cairn 500m NW of Culbuie

Scotland
HES SM1817
Period
Neolithic
Site type
Chambered cairn 500m nw of culbuie
Nation
Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Lairg Muir North is a Neolithic chambered cairn situated approximately 500 metres north-west of Culbuie in Sutherland, Scotland. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents the funerary and ceremonial practices of early agricultural communities in northern Scotland. As a chambered cairn, the structure would have incorporated an internal burial chamber within a cairn of stone, a characteristic form of megalithic monument found across Scotland during the Neolithic era. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland database under the designation SM1817.

Lairg Muir North, chambered cairn 500m NW of Culbuie is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1817. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Lairg Muir North, chambered cairn 500m NW of Culbuie?

Lairg Muir North is a Neolithic chambered cairn situated approximately 500 metres north-west of Culbuie in Sutherland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1817.

What period does Lairg Muir North, chambered cairn 500m NW of Culbuie date from?

Lairg Muir North, chambered cairn 500m NW of Culbuie dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn 500m nw of culbuie. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Lairg Muir North, chambered cairn 500m NW of Culbuie?

Lairg Muir North, chambered cairn 500m NW of Culbuie 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 SM1817.

What other scheduled monuments are near Lairg Muir North, chambered cairn 500m NW of Culbuie?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lairg Moor South, chambered cairn 290m N of Sydney House (0.4 km), Balcharn, chambered cairn 120m W of (1 km), The Ord, chambered cairns, cairns, settlements and field systems (2.6 km).

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