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Cairn Catto, the Glossary

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Cairn Catto is a Neolithic long cairn near the village of Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.[1]

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  1. 11 relations: Aberdeenshire, Granite, Historic Environment Scotland, Longman Hill, Longside, Morris Wells, Neolithic, Peterhead, Scheduled monument, Skelmuir Hill, Unchambered long cairn.

  2. Archaeological sites in Aberdeenshire
  3. Tumuli in Scotland

Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire (Aiberdeenshire; Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.

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Granite

Granite is a coarse-grained (phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase.

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Historic Environment Scotland

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) (Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba) is an executive non-departmental public body responsible for investigating, caring for and promoting Scotland's historic environment.

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Longman Hill

Longmanhill is a Bronze Age long barrow situated atop a prominent rounded landform in northern Aberdeenshire, Scotland near Banff Bay.

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Longside

Longside is a village located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, consisting of a single main street.

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Morris Wells

Morris Wells are a series of natural springs in eastern Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Neolithic

The Neolithic or New Stone Age (from Greek νέος 'new' and λίθος 'stone') is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone Age in Europe, Asia and Africa.

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Peterhead

Peterhead (Ceann Phàdraig, Peterheid) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Cairn Catto and Peterhead are Buchan.

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Scheduled monument

In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.

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Skelmuir Hill

Skelmuir Hill is a landform in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Unchambered long cairn

Unchambered long cairns (sometimes also chamberless long cairns) are found in Scotland and Northern England, and form a group of non- or semi-megalithic monuments. Cairn Catto and Unchambered long cairn are Scottish history stubs and Tumuli in Scotland.

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See also

Archaeological sites in Aberdeenshire

Tumuli in Scotland

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairn_Catto

Also known as Catto Long Barrow.