LONG CAIRN
A rectangular or trapezoidal non-megalithic stony mound of Neolithic date, with human remains in cists rather than a large chamber. Mound construction and associated features vary considerably in type and complexity.
Classifications
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Monument Thesaurus (rcahms)
Monument Thesaurus (rcahms)
> Religious Ritual And Funerary
>> Cairn
>>> Burial Cairn
>>> Burial Cairn
>>>> Long Cairn
>>>> Long Cairn
![LONG CAIRN. View of Kinbrace Hill long cairn SC00438598.jpg](https://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC00438598.jpg)
![LONG CAIRN. Oblique aerial view of Camster Long chambered cairn and the adjacent sheepfold, taken from the SE. DP00092204.jpg](https://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/DP00092204.jpg)
![LONG CAIRN. Long Chambered Cairn, Barpa, Carinish. SC01467667.jpg](https://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC01467667.jpg)
![LONG CAIRN. Point of Cott excavation archive
Frame 22: General view of site after removal of cairn down to basal courses of walls and orthostats. From S.
SC01515790.jpg](https://i.rcahms.gov.uk/canmore/s/SC01515790.jpg)