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Toftgun cairn and shieling is an ancient monument located in Caithness, northern Scotland, comprising both a cairn and the remains of a shieling settlement situated approximately 1950 metres south-south-east of Toftgun. The monument represents evidence of pastoral land use and burial practice in the Scottish Highlands, with the cairn likely dating to the prehistoric period whilst the shieling reflects later pastoral activity, possibly from the medieval period onwards when such temporary settlements were established for seasonal herding. The site exemplifies the long continuity of upland use in northern Scotland, where communities exploited moorland resources across multiple millennia.
Toftgun,cairn and shieling 1950m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5799. View the official record →
Toftgun cairn and shieling is an ancient monument located in Caithness, northern Scotland, comprising both a cairn and the remains of a shieling settlement situated approximately 1950 metres south-south-east of Toftgun. 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).
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