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Tordarroch ring cairn is a Bronze Age monument located approximately 250 metres east of Tordarroch in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The site consists of a circular or near-circular cairn of stone, characteristic of the ring cairn form that dates to the Bronze Age period. Ring cairns of this type typically served ceremonial or funerary functions within Bronze Age communities, though the specific evidence of use at this site would require archaeological investigation to establish with certainty. The monument remains an important element of the Bronze Age archaeological landscape of the Scottish Highlands and is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland national record system.
Tordarroch, ring cairn 250m E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11559. View the official record →
Tordarroch ring cairn is a Bronze Age monument located approximately 250 metres east of Tordarroch in Inverness-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11559.
Tordarroch, ring cairn 250m E of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a ring cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Tordarroch, ring cairn 250m E 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 SM11559.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Depopulated township, 400m SE of Balloan (1.1 km), Milton of Tordarroch, fort 800m S of (2.1 km), Glen Nairn, hut circle 270m ENE of (2.5 km).
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