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Torr Mor is a cairn situated 500 metres north-north-east of Beinn Freiceadain in the moorland landscape near Brawlbin, Caithness. The monument is scheduled under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM491. The site sits on bedrock of Middle Old Red Sandstone, undifferentiated deposits laid down during the Middle Devonian period, composed of conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone which characterises much of the Caithness uplands.
The cairn represents a Bronze Age burial or territorial marker, typical of the upland monument distribution across northern Scotland. Its location on the exposed moorland plateau reflects the settlement and land-use patterns of prehistoric communities who utilised these higher ground areas, where the sandy and silty soils derived from the underlying Old Red Sandstone provided adequate grazing for pastoral economy.
The scheduling of Torr Mor recognises its archaeological significance as part of the wider cairn landscape of Caithness. The monument's survival on these windswept heights, far from later settlement, has allowed the structure to remain substantially intact, preserving important evidence of Bronze Age activity across the north Scottish interior.
Torr Mor,cairn 500m NNE of Beinn Freiceadain,Brawlbin is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM491. View the official record →
Torr Mor is a cairn situated 500 metres north-north-east of Beinn Freiceadain in the moorland landscape near Brawlbin, Caithness. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM491.
Torr Mor,cairn 500m NNE 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 SM491.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Torr Beag, chambered cairn 500m NE of Beinn Freiceadain, Brawlbin (0.2 km), Brawlbin,hut circle 550m NE of Beinn Freiceadain (0.4 km), Buaile Oscar,fort & chambered cairn,Beinn Freiceadain (0.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Torr Mor,cairn 500m NNE of Beinn Freiceadain,Brawlbin'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.
Torr Mor,cairn 500m NNE of Beinn Freiceadain,Brawlbin stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.