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Loedebest is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Caithness, Scotland, approximately four hundred metres west-north-west of the settlement from which it takes its name. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents the burial practices of early farming communities in the Scottish Highlands. As a chambered cairn, the structure originally comprised a stone-built burial chamber set within a larger mound of stone, designed to accommodate communal interment. The site forms part of the significant archaeological record of Neolithic funerary monuments distributed across northern Scotland, contributing to our understanding of early settlement patterns and ritual practices in the region.
Loedebest,chambered cairn 400m WNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5163. View the official record →
Loedebest is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Caithness, Scotland, approximately four hundred metres west-north-west of the settlement from which it takes its name. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5163.
Loedebest,chambered cairn 400m WNW of dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Loedebest,chambered cairn 400m WNW 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 SM5163.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tulach Bad a'Choilich, hut circles, settlement and cairns 400m ENE of (8.7 km), Rinsary,homestead 500m WNW of,Berriedale (8.7 km), Tulach Bad a Choilich,broch 670m NW of Cnoc Fionn (8.9 km).
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