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Meall nan Cra is a Bronze Age cairn field located in Sutherland, Scotland, comprising multiple burial monuments positioned between 1050 metres east and 1250 metres southeast of the summit. The cairns represent ritual and funerary practices characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when such stone-built structures served as repositories for the dead and acted as enduring landscape markers. Their positioning on elevated ground reflects the strategic placement typical of Bronze Age cairn groups in the Scottish Highlands, affording visibility across the surrounding terrain. The site is recorded within the Historic Environment Scotland database under the reference SM9450, acknowledging its archaeological significance as part of the broader Bronze Age monument landscape of northern Scotland.
Meall nan Cra, cairns between 1050m E of and 1250m SE of summit is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9450. View the official record →
Meall nan Cra is a Bronze Age cairn field located in Sutherland, Scotland, comprising multiple burial monuments positioned between 1050 metres east and 1250 metres southeast of the summit. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9450.
Meall nan Cra, cairns between 1050m E of and 1250m SE of summit 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 SM9450.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Meall Meadhonach, wheelhouse 1850m SSW of summit cairn (2.9 km), Ach a'Chorrain,cairn E of the S end of Kyle of Durness (4 km), Port Chamuill, souterrain 500m NNW of, Loch Eriboll (4.7 km).
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