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West Hatton Croft Long Cairn is a Neolithic funerary monument located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, dating to the early Neolithic period. The cairn survives as an earthwork mound constructed from stone and soil, characteristic of the long cairn type that served as communal burial places for prehistoric communities. Such monuments, typically aligned broadly east-west, represent significant investments of labour by Neolithic populations and are concentrated in areas of northern and eastern Scotland. The site's designation within the Aberdeenshire landscape reflects the regional importance of Neolithic ritual and burial practices in this part of Bronze Age Scotland's archaeological heritage.
West Hatton Croft, long cairn 155m WNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM53. View the official record →
West Hatton Croft Long Cairn is a Neolithic funerary monument located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, dating to the early Neolithic period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM53.
West Hatton Croft, long cairn 155m WNW of dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a long cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
West Hatton Croft, long cairn 155m WNW 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 SM53.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup and ring marked boulder, 40m S of Treetops House (2.7 km), Contlaw Mains, hut circle 355m ENE of (4.1 km), Binghill House, stone circle & cairn 200m WSW of (4.7 km).
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