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Latheronwheel House long cairn is a Neolithic funerary monument located in Caithness, northern Scotland, situated approximately 850 metres south-east of Latheronwheel House. The cairn dates to the Neolithic period and represents the characteristic burial architecture of early farming communities in north-eastern Scotland during the fourth and third millennia before the present. Long cairns of this type typically contained internal burial chambers and served as communal repositories for the dead, reflecting the social and ritual practices of Neolithic society. The monument is recorded within the Historic Environment Record under the designation SM5233 and remains an important archaeological resource for understanding Neolithic settlement and mortuary practices in the far north of Britain.
Latheronwheel House, long cairn 850m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5233. View the official record →
Latheronwheel House long cairn is a Neolithic funerary monument located in Caithness, northern Scotland, situated approximately 850 metres south-east of Latheronwheel House. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5233.
Latheronwheel House, long cairn 850m SE of dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a long cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Latheronwheel House, long cairn 850m SE of 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 SM5233.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Knockinnon Castle, 400m ENE of Knockinnon (0.9 km), Knockinnon,broch (1.5 km), Inver,fort,post medieval house and look-out post 570m SE of (3.1 km).
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