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Woodend is a cairn located in Inverness-shire in the Scottish Highlands, situated 760 metres north-west of Woodend. The monument lies on bedrock of the Moine Supergroup, ancient metamorphic rocks formed during the Neoproterozoic era and composed of gneissose psammite and gneissose semipelite. These hard, banded rocks have weathered over hundreds of millions of years to create the challenging terrain characteristic of this region.
The cairn represents a funerary or ceremonial monument of prehistoric origin, constructed by stacking stones gathered from the local landscape. Such monuments were typically built during the Bronze Age, though some may be earlier. The stones used in its construction would have been collected from the surrounding slopes and outcrops of Moine rock that dominate the Highlands.
The cairn is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11739, reflecting its archaeological significance and importance to the understanding of prehistoric settlement and burial practices in the Scottish Highlands. Its survival on this upland site contributes to the archaeological record of early communities in Inverness-shire.
Woodend, cairn 760m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11739. View the official record →
Woodend is a cairn located in Inverness-shire in the Scottish Highlands, situated 760 metres north-west of Woodend. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11739.
Woodend, cairn 760m NW 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 SM11739.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Soilsean, deserted township and hut circle 745m ESE of (3 km), Drumbain Cottage, hut circles 725m, 845m and 975m ESE of (3.1 km), Dalarossie Cottage, cairn 375m SSE of (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Woodend, cairn 760m NW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Woodend, cairn 760m NW of stands on Moine Supergroup, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is gneissose psammite and gneissose semipelite.