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Loch of Yarrows is a Bronze Age standing stone monument with associated cairn situated 500 metres east-south-east of the southern end of Loch of Yarrows in Caithness, Scotland. The site stands upon bedrock of Middle Old Red Sandstone, formed during the Middle Devonian period, comprising conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone that underlies this remote moorland landscape. This geology would have been familiar to Bronze Age communities in the far north of Scotland, who utilised the stone available to them for monumental construction.
Standing stone sites in Caithness typically served ceremonial, territorial or burial functions within prehistoric societies, and the presence of an associated cairn suggests this location held particular significance. The combination of standing stones and cairn represents a common Bronze Age burial tradition across northern Scotland, where communities marked important locations in the landscape with enduring stone structures.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM505, recognising its importance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement and ritual practice in Caithness. The Loch of Yarrows site contributes to our understanding of how prehistoric communities organised their landscape and commemorated their dead in this distinctive northern region.
Loch of Yarrows, standing stones and cairn 500m ESE of S end of loch is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM505. View the official record →
Loch of Yarrows is a Bronze Age standing stone monument with associated cairn situated 500 metres east-south-east of the southern end of Loch of Yarrows in Caithness, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM505.
Loch of Yarrows, standing stones and cairn 500m ESE of S end of loch dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a standing stones and cairn 500m ese of s end of loch. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Loch of Yarrows, standing stones and cairn 500m ESE of S end of loch 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 SM505.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Watenan,fort 100m SSW of,Ulbster (1.9 km), Cairn of Get, chambered cairn, cairns and cists (2 km), Broughwhin, cairn and stone row 190m NW of Groat's Loch (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Loch of Yarrows, standing stones and cairn 500m ESE of S end of loch's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Loch of Yarrows, standing stones and cairn 500m ESE of S end of loch stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.