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Cairn 165m SSE of Upperwood is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Cromartyshire, Scotland. The site represents the funerary practices of prehistoric communities in the northern Highlands, typical of the Bronze Age period when such cairns served as enduring markers of ancestral burial grounds. The monument comprises a stone heap construction characteristic of cairn building techniques employed during this era. Its survival to the present day, despite centuries of landscape change and agricultural activity, attests to the substantial nature of its construction.
Upperwood,cairn 165m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4711. View the official record →
Cairn 165m SSE of Upperwood is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Cromartyshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4711.
Upperwood,cairn 165m 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 SM4711.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Grey Cairn, cairn and long cairn (2.1 km), Glenurquhart,long cairn 800m NW of (2.3 km), Callachy Hill,cairn 450m NE of Flowerburn House (3.6 km).
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