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Lambsdale Cairn is a prehistoric burial monument located near Loch Shurrery in Caithness, northern Scotland. The cairn dates to the Bronze Age and represents a form of funerary architecture typical of that period in northern Britain. Its physical structure comprises a mound of stones constructed over a burial or burials, though specific details of its internal construction and dimensions reflect the archaeological record of Bronze Age cairn-building practices in the Highlands. The site's location in the Caithness landscape places it within a region of considerable Bronze Age archaeological significance.
Lambsdale,cairn,Loch Shurrery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM459. View the official record →
Lambsdale Cairn is a prehistoric burial monument located near Loch Shurrery in Caithness, northern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM459.
Lambsdale,cairn,Loch Shurrery 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 SM459.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Buaile Oscar,fort & chambered cairn,Beinn Freiceadain (1.3 km), Brawlbin,hut circle 550m NE of Beinn Freiceadain (1.9 km), Torr Beag, chambered cairn 500m NE of Beinn Freiceadain, Brawlbin (1.9 km).
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