Scheduled MonumentsScotlandTursachan, Barraglom, Beàrnaraigh / Standing Stones, Barraglom, Great Bernera
Bronze Age · Barraglom, beàrnaraigh / standing stones, barraglom, great bernera

Tursachan, Barraglom, Beàrnaraigh / Standing Stones, Barraglom, Great Bernera

Scotland
HES SM5548
Period
Bronze Age
Site type
Barraglom, beàrnaraigh / standing stones, barraglom, great bernera
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Tursachan, Barraglom, Great Bernera is a Bronze Age standing stone monument located in Ross-shire, Scotland. The site comprises standing stones of prehistoric date, representative of the ritual and ceremonial practices of Bronze Age communities in the Hebridean region. Such monuments typically served functions connected with burial, territorial demarcation, or astronomical observation, reflecting the considerable organisational capacity and cultural values of their builders. The stones remain an important record of early settlement patterns and social organisation in the Outer Hebrides.

Tursachan, Barraglom, Beàrnaraigh / Standing Stones, Barraglom, Great Bernera is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5548. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Tursachan, Barraglom, Beàrnaraigh / Standing Stones, Barraglom, Great Bernera?

Tursachan, Barraglom, Great Bernera is a Bronze Age standing stone monument located in Ross-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5548.

What period does Tursachan, Barraglom, Beàrnaraigh / Standing Stones, Barraglom, Great Bernera date from?

Tursachan, Barraglom, Beàrnaraigh / Standing Stones, Barraglom, Great Bernera dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a barraglom, beàrnaraigh / standing stones, barraglom, great bernera. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Tursachan, Barraglom, Beàrnaraigh / Standing Stones, Barraglom, Great Bernera?

Tursachan, Barraglom, Beàrnaraigh / Standing Stones, Barraglom, Great Bernera 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 SM5548.

What other scheduled monuments are near Tursachan, Barraglom, Beàrnaraigh / Standing Stones, Barraglom, Great Bernera?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dun Barraglom,broch,cup marked rocks,fish traps and settlement (0.3 km), Aird Callanish,cairn 200m SW of,Crulivig (1 km), Airigh Mhaoldonuich,fallen standing stone (1.4 km).

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