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Langwell House Cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 400 metres southwest of Berriedale in Caithness, northern Scotland. The cairn represents a typical example of the prehistoric burial structures erected across the Scottish Highlands during the Bronze Age period. Such monuments commonly functioned as communal or individual burial sites and are significant for understanding settlement patterns and mortuary practices in prehistoric northern Scotland. The site's recorded designation by Historic Environment Scotland reflects its archaeological importance as part of the broader cairn landscape of Caithness.
Langwell House,cairn 400m SW of,Berriedale is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM460. View the official record →
Langwell House Cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 400 metres southwest of Berriedale in Caithness, northern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM460.
Langwell House,cairn 400m SW of,Berriedale 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 SM460.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Langwell Castle or Achastle,230m E of Langwell House (0.7 km), Langwell Plantation,souterrain 130m W of Kennels (0.9 km), Borgue Langwell, broch, outworks and later settlement, Berriedale (1 km).
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