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Sordale Hill is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Caithness, Scotland. This monument belongs to the Cnoc na Ciste tradition of chambered tombs, a distinctive form of megalithic burial architecture found in the far north of Scotland and dating to the Neolithic period. The site comprises a cairn structure containing an internal burial chamber, typical of monuments constructed by Neolithic communities for collective burial practices. Such cairns represent significant evidence of early settlement patterns and ritual practices in the far north of Scotland during the Neolithic era.
Sordale Hill,Cnoc na Ciste,chambered cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM442. View the official record →
Sordale Hill is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Caithness, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM442.
Sordale Hill,Cnoc na Ciste,chambered cairn dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a cnoc na ciste,chambered cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Sordale Hill,Cnoc na Ciste,chambered cairn 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 SM442.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Magnus' church,burial ground and hospital (7.1 km), Achies,broch 180m E of (7.2 km), Fairy Hillock,chambered cairn SE of Spittal Mains (7.6 km).
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