Cairn Catto

Cairn Catto is a Neolithic long cairn near the village of Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Historic Environment Scotland established the site as a scheduled monument in 1973.

Cairn Catto

Description

Cairn Catto is located southeast of Longside, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The site is four miles north-west of Cruden Bay, to the west of the minor road between the A952 and the A950.[1]

The existing monument measures 47.18 by 18.28 metres (154.8 ft × 60.0 ft).[2] It consists of several mounds of pink-granite stones of great length. The southwest end of the cairn has been robbed. Several holes have been discovered on the southeastern edge of the cairn.[3] The Arbuthnot Museum in Peterhead houses two stone axes that were found at Cairn Catto in 1885.[4] Historic Environment Scotland established the site as a scheduled monument in 1973.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Cairn Catto". Britain Express. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  2. "Aberdeenshire SMR - NK04SE0027 - Cairn Catto". Aberdeenshire Council. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  3. "Cairn Catto". Canmore. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  4. "Cairn Catto". Canmore. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  5. "Cairn Catto, long cairn". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

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