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Nipster Henge is a Bronze Age ritual monument located in Caithness, Scotland, situated approximately 250 metres north-north-west of Nipster. The henge comprises a circular ditch and bank earthwork, characteristic of Bronze Age ceremonial sites in northern Scotland. Such henges typically functioned as gathering places for ritual, communal, and possibly astronomical purposes during the later prehistoric period. The monument is recorded within the Historic Environment Record under the designation SM7039, reflecting its status as a scheduled ancient monument of archaeological importance to the understanding of Bronze Age settlement and ritual practice in the far north of mainland Britain.
Nipster, henge 250m NNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7039. View the official record →
Nipster Henge is a Bronze Age ritual monument located in Caithness, Scotland, situated approximately 250 metres north-north-west of Nipster. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7039.
Nipster, henge 250m NNW of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a henge. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Nipster, henge 250m NNW 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 SM7039.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Green Hill Broch, 40m W of Grant Hall (4.2 km), Gallow Hillock, cairn on Backlass Hill (5 km), Nether Banks, broch 220m NNE of (5.6 km).
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