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Trothanmas Hillock is a cairn located at Netherside in Castletown, Caithness. The monument consists of a mound of stone typical of burial cairns found throughout the north of Scotland. The designation as medieval reflects archaeological assessment of its probable date, though cairns of this form were constructed across multiple prehistoric and early historic periods in the region. Its precise historical significance and construction date require reference to specialist archaeological records held by Historic Environment Scotland.
Trothanmas Hillock,cairn,Netherside,Castletown is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM493. View the official record →
Trothanmas Hillock is a cairn located at Netherside in Castletown, Caithness. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM493.
Trothanmas Hillock,cairn,Netherside,Castletown dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a cairn,netherside,castletown. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Trothanmas Hillock,cairn,Netherside,Castletown 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 SM493.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stemster, long cairn 790m NNW of Roadside (4.2 km), Sinclair's Sithean,long cairn 1300m NW of Stemster (4.8 km), Stone Lud, standing stone, recumbent stone and cairn 240m WSW of Ludstone Cottage (5.5 km).
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