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Stemster is a Neolithic long cairn situated approximately 790 metres north-north-west of Roadside in Caithness, Scotland. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents one of the funerary monuments of that era found in the far north of Scotland. Long cairns of this type typically served as communal burial structures, containing stone-built chambers where the remains of multiple individuals were deposited. The site is recorded in the national heritage database under the reference HES INSPIRE SM11239.
Stemster, long cairn 790m NNW of Roadside is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11239. View the official record →
Stemster is a Neolithic long cairn situated approximately 790 metres north-north-west of Roadside in Caithness, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11239.
Stemster, long cairn 790m NNW of Roadside dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a long cairn 790m nnw of roadside. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Stemster, long cairn 790m NNW of Roadside 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 SM11239.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Achanarras,cairn 800m NW of (7.5 km), Achies, broch 800m NE of (7.7 km), The Shean, cairn 500m WNW of Achanarras (7.9 km).
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