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Toftgun is a cairn and shieling located in Caithness, in the far north of mainland Scotland. The monument sits on bedrock of Middle Old Red Sandstone, formed during the Middle Devonian period, comprising conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone. This geological foundation is characteristic of the interior plateau and rolling moorland that define the Caithness landscape.
The shieling represents a seasonal pastoral structure, typical of Highland land use where livestock were moved to upland summer grazing. The associated cairn may serve practical or commemorative purposes common to such upland sites. Together, these features document the historical exploitation of this remote terrain for pastoral economy and settlement.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the designation SM5799, recognising its significance as evidence of traditional Highland land management and settlement patterns. Its position in the moorland interior reflects the seasonal movement of people and animals that characterised Highland pastoral life in the pre-modern period.
Toftgun,cairn and shieling 1950m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5799. View the official record →
Toftgun is a cairn and shieling located in Caithness, in the far north of mainland Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5799.
Toftgun,cairn and shieling 1950m SSE 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 SM5799.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Green Hill,broch,Roster (2.1 km), Cairn Hanach,chambered cairn S side of Warehouse Hill (2.5 km), Groat's Loch, cairn 225m WSW of (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Toftgun,cairn and shieling 1950m SSE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Toftgun,cairn and shieling 1950m SSE of stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.