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Loch a'Bharp is a Neolithic chambered cairn located approximately 1200 metres south-southwest of Beinn-ri-Oitir in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents the type of communal burial structure characteristic of early agricultural societies in Scotland, constructed as a stone-built chamber beneath an earthen or stone mound. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland (HES) database under the reference SM5178. As with other chambered cairns in the Scottish Highlands, the structure would have served as a focal point for ritual activity and collective burial practice within its local Neolithic community.
Loch a'Bharp,chambered cairn 1200m SSW of Beinn-ri-Oitir is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5178. View the official record →
Loch a'Bharp is a Neolithic chambered cairn located approximately 1200 metres south-southwest of Beinn-ri-Oitir in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5178.
Loch a'Bharp,chambered cairn 1200m SSW of Beinn-ri-Oitir dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn 1200m ssw of beinn-ri-oitir. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Loch a'Bharp,chambered cairn 1200m SSW of Beinn-ri-Oitir 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 SM5178.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Loch an Duin,dun,Daliburgh (3.4 km), Bruthach an Tionail Ard,wheelhouse settlement,Kilpheder (4.6 km), Barp,chambered cairn 275m S of Loch an Ath Ruaidh,Daliburgh (5 km).
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