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Torr Beag is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Caithness, Scotland, approximately 500 metres north-east of Beinn Freiceadain near Brawlbin. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents the characteristic burial and ritual architecture of early farming communities in northern Scotland. Chambered cairns of this type typically comprised a stone-built burial chamber set within a larger mound of stones and earth, serving as communal repositories for the dead. The site forms part of the important distribution of such monuments across the far north of Scotland, reflecting patterns of Neolithic settlement and funerary practice in the region.
Torr Beag, chambered cairn 500m NE of Beinn Freiceadain, Brawlbin is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM490. View the official record →
Torr Beag is a Neolithic chambered cairn located in Caithness, Scotland, approximately 500 metres north-east of Beinn Freiceadain near Brawlbin. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM490.
Torr Beag, chambered cairn 500m NE of Beinn Freiceadain, Brawlbin dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a chambered cairn 500m ne of beinn freiceadain, brawlbin. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Torr Beag, chambered cairn 500m NE of Beinn Freiceadain, Brawlbin 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 SM490.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Torr Mor,cairn 500m NNE of Beinn Freiceadain,Brawlbin (0.2 km), Brawlbin,hut circle 550m NE of Beinn Freiceadain (0.2 km), Torr Phadruig,hut circle 730m NE of Beinn Freiceadain,Brawlbin (0.4 km).
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