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Skail Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic monument located in Sutherland, northern Scotland, dating to the fourth or third millennium BCE. The cairn sits approximately ninety metres north of Skail and represents the passage grave tradition characteristic of Scotland's early Neolithic period. Like other chambered cairns of this era, it would have served a mortuary function, with the internal chamber providing a focal point for collective burial practices. The monument preserves evidence of the architectural and ritual sophistication achieved by Neolithic communities in the far north of Scotland.
Skail, chambered cairn 90m N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1776. View the official record →
Skail Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic monument located in Sutherland, northern Scotland, dating to the fourth or third millennium BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1776.
Skail, chambered cairn 90m N of dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Skail, chambered cairn 90m N 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 SM1776.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dalvina Lodge,hut circle and field system 1130m SSW of (4.5 km), Dalvina Lodge,hut circle 1300m S of (4.5 km), Rosal,deserted township,Naver Forest,Strathnaver (5.3 km).
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