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Sithean Mor is a Neolithic long cairn located 160 metres north-west of Loch a'Mhuilinn in Caithness, Scotland. The monument represents the mortuary and ceremonial practices of the Neolithic period, a time when communities constructed communal burial structures across northern Britain. The cairn's form and construction reflect typical Neolithic long barrow architecture, serving as a focal point for collective burial and ritual activity within its local landscape. Such cairns are significant archaeological indicators of early farming communities and their social organisation during the fourth and third millennia before the present era.
Sithean Mor,long cairn 160m NW of Loch a'Mhuilinn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM482. View the official record →
Sithean Mor is a Neolithic long cairn located 160 metres north-west of Loch a'Mhuilinn in Caithness, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM482.
Sithean Mor,long cairn 160m NW of Loch a'Mhuilinn dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a long cairn 160m nw of loch a'mhuilinn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Sithean Mor,long cairn 160m NW of Loch a'Mhuilinn 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 SM482.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Loch a'Mhuilinn,chambered cairn 300m NE of (0.4 km), Sithean Buidhe, chambered cairn 1000m WSW of Brawlbin Mains (0.6 km), Torr Mor,cairn 500m NNE of Beinn Freiceadain,Brawlbin (0.7 km).
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