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Latitude: 57.8566 / 57°51'23"N
Longitude: -4.2222 / 4°13'19"W
OS Eastings: 268233
OS Northings: 887400
OS Grid: NH682874
Mapcode National: GBR H7YY.W5J
Mapcode Global: WH4DK.3SQD
Entry Name: Ardvannie, chambered cairn 100m SW of Woodside
Scheduled Date: 24 March 1964
Last Amended: 23 February 1998
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM2434
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn
Location: Edderton
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: East Sutherland and Edderton
The monument comprises a chambered cairn of prehistoric date, visible as a stony mound. It is being rescheduled to ensure adequate protection is given to all of the archaeological remains.
The monument lies in grassland at around 25m OD. The cairn has been roughly circular, now measuring about 23m by 20m by up to 1m in height. The chamber can be seen in a hollow in the SW, defined by at least three large upright slabs. The monument is a burial mound of a type characteristic of the Neolithic.
The area to be scheduled is a circle 45m in diameter, centred on the cairn, minus a chord on its E side, as shown in red on the accompanying map extract. This area will protect the cairn and an area around it in which remains relating to its construction and use may be expected to survive.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to our understanding of prehistoric funerary and ritual practices. It may be expected to preserve material relating to its mode of construction and use.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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