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Upper Culquoich, cairn 710m SSE of is a Bronze Age burial cairn located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The monument forms part of the wider archaeological landscape of cairnfields characteristic of the upland regions of northeast Scotland, where such structures typically date from the second millennium BCE. Like other cairns of this period and region, it would have functioned as a funerary monument, though detailed excavation records specific to this particular site are limited in the readily accessible scholarly literature. The cairn's survival in the modern landscape reflects the sparse settlement patterns of Bronze Age communities in Aberdeenshire's moorland terrain.
Upper Culquoich, cairn 710m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11625. View the official record →
Upper Culquoich, cairn 710m SSE of is a Bronze Age burial cairn located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11625.
Upper Culquoich, cairn 710m SSE 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 SM11625.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Clais Garbh, shieling group 1660m W of Groddie Cottage (7.8 km), Milton of Whitehouse, souterrain 200m NNE of (8.7 km), Braes of Fintoch, shieling group 760m SW of Cairn of Gilderoy (9.2 km).
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