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Latitude: 57.7381 / 57°44'17"N
Longitude: -4.2707 / 4°16'14"W
OS Eastings: 264911
OS Northings: 874303
OS Grid: NH649743
Mapcode National: GBR H8T8.JH3
Mapcode Global: WH3CZ.CRKS
Entry Name: Stittenham House,chambered cairn 135m W of
Scheduled Date: 4 September 1989
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4700
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn
Location: Rosskeen
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Cromarty Firth
The remains of a chambered cairn consisting of a two compartment burial chamber with portal stones. The cairn measures about 12.5m in diameter. The area to be scheduled measures 40m in diameter and includes the features described above and an area around them in which traces of activities associated with their use will survive, as depicted in red on the attached map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The site is of national importance because it can give us a greater understanding of prehistoric burial practice. It is of further importance because pollen and features sealed beneath the cairn can increase our understanding of the environment and land use immediately prior to its construction.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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