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Leadclune cairn, located 1115 metres east of Creag Innis an Daimh Dhuibh in Inverness-shire, is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in the Scottish Highlands. The cairn represents a characteristic form of prehistoric burial architecture from the second millennium BCE, constructed as a mound of stone to mark and contain human remains. Such monuments were typically built on elevated terrain, reflecting the deliberate placement of burial sites within the landscape. The survival of this cairn into the modern period, recorded under Historic Environment Scotland's national monument database, testifies to the durability of Bronze Age construction practices and the monument's significance within the pattern of prehistoric settlement and burial in the region.
Leadclune, cairn 1115m E of, Creag Innis an Daimh Dhuibh is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11540. View the official record →
Leadclune cairn, located 1115 metres east of Creag Innis an Daimh Dhuibh in Inverness-shire, is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in the Scottish Highlands. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11540.
Leadclune, cairn 1115m E of, Creag Innis an Daimh Dhuibh 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 SM11540.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Torness Cottage, two hut circles 300m SSW of (0.8 km), Druimantorran, hut circles and field system 1525m NE and 1460m ENE of (1 km), Torness, cairn 305m NNW of (1.4 km).
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