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Lynegar, cairn 610m NE of, is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Caithness, northern Scotland. The cairn represents the type of burial structure commonly erected during the Bronze Age across the Scottish Highlands, serving as a repository for human remains and grave goods. Its survival in the landscape provides evidence of prehistoric settlement and mortuary practice in this region during the second millennium BCE. The monument is recorded within the Canmore database under HES INSPIRE designation SM465, ensuring its recognition and protection as a scheduled ancient monument of archaeological significance.
Lynegar, cairn 610m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM465. View the official record →
Lynegar, cairn 610m NE of, is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Caithness, northern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM465.
Lynegar, cairn 610m NE 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 SM465.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Grey Cairn, broch 475m SE of Lynegar (0.8 km), Green Hill Broch, 40m W of Grant Hall (2.4 km), Chapel of Dunn, chapel, 300m SW of Oldhall House (3.3 km).
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