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Mains of Gask is a Bronze Age ring cairn with associated standing stones situated in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The monument comprises a circular cairn of stone, characteristic of funerary or ceremonial structures of the Bronze Age, alongside standing stones positioned approximately 130 metres to the south-southwest. Ring cairns of this type typically date to the second millennium BCE and served ritual or burial functions within Bronze Age communities. The site represents an important element of the prehistoric monumental landscape of the Scottish Highlands, reflecting the ceremonial practices and land use patterns of Bronze Age populations in northern Scotland.
Mains of Gask,ring cairn and standing stones 130m SSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4651. View the official record →
Mains of Gask is a Bronze Age ring cairn with associated standing stones situated in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4651.
Mains of Gask,ring cairn and standing stones 130m SSW of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a ring cairn and standing stones. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Mains of Gask,ring cairn and standing stones 130m SSW 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 SM4651.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stonehenge House, chambered cairn 20m WNW of (2.7 km), Milton of Farr, cupmarks 110m SE of (3.3 km), Depopulated township, 400m SE of Balloan (3.4 km).
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