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Latitude: 57.6224 / 57°37'20"N
Longitude: -4.251 / 4°15'3"W
OS Eastings: 265655
OS Northings: 861392
OS Grid: NH656613
Mapcode National: GBR H8WK.TSF
Mapcode Global: WH3DK.NNXY
Entry Name: Wester Brae,long cairn 650m SSE of
Scheduled Date: 30 September 1988
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4559
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: long cairn
Location: Resolis
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Black Isle
Traditional County: Cromartyshire
The monument comprises a wedge shaped long cairn. Situated in a forestry plantation,it measures 25m E-W by 13m N-S and up to 1.8m high. The area to be scheduled includes ground in which will survive traces of activities associated with its construction and use and measures 45m E-W by 33m N-S, bounded on the east by a forest track.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because it is a good and largely undisturbed example of a rare type with potential to increase understanding of Neolithic burial practices and because pollen preserved in the underlying old ground surface can increase understanding of the vegetation and farming practices of the period immediately preceding its construction.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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The monument is RCAHMS number NH 66 SE 6.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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