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Stroma Lighthouse, chambered cairn is a Neolithic funerary monument located on the Island of Stroma in Caithness, Scotland, dating to the third millennium BCE. The site represents the passage grave tradition characteristic of northern Scotland during the Neolithic period, when such monuments served as communal burial chambers for local populations. The cairn's physical structure, typical of chambered cairns, would have comprised a stone-built burial chamber accessed by a passage, all covered by a substantial mound of stones and earth. This monument contributes to the archaeological record of Caithness, an area particularly rich in Neolithic chambered cairns, and reflects the ritual and mortuary practices of early farming communities in the far north of mainland Scotland.
Stroma Lighthouse,chambered cairn SW of,Island of Stroma is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM488. View the official record →
Stroma Lighthouse, chambered cairn is a Neolithic funerary monument located on the Island of Stroma in Caithness, Scotland, dating to the third millennium BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM488.
Stroma Lighthouse,chambered cairn SW of,Island of Stroma dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn sw of,island of stroma. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Stroma Lighthouse,chambered cairn SW of,Island of Stroma 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 SM488.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn Hill, burnt mound near head of Castle Geo, Stroma (2.3 km), Castle Mestag, fortified sea-stack, Stroma (3.1 km), Girnieclett, mound 300m ESE of Mell Head, Stroma (3.2 km).
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