Cairn Catto, the Glossary
Cairn Catto is a Neolithic long cairn near the village of Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.[1]
Table of Contents
11 relations: Aberdeenshire, Granite, Historic Environment Scotland, Longman Hill, Longside, Morris Wells, Neolithic, Peterhead, Scheduled monument, Skelmuir Hill, Unchambered long cairn.
- Archaeological sites in Aberdeenshire
- Tumuli in Scotland
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire (Aiberdeenshire; Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.
See Cairn Catto and Aberdeenshire
Granite
Granite is a coarse-grained (phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase.
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.
See Cairn Catto and Historic Environment Scotland
Longman Hill
Longmanhill is a Bronze Age long barrow situated atop a prominent rounded landform in northern Aberdeenshire, Scotland near Banff Bay.
See Cairn Catto and Longman Hill
Longside
Longside is a village located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, consisting of a single main street.
Morris Wells
Morris Wells are a series of natural springs in eastern Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
See Cairn Catto and Morris Wells
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.
Peterhead
Peterhead (Ceann Phàdraig, Peterheid) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Cairn Catto and Peterhead are Buchan.
Scheduled monument
In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.
See Cairn Catto and Scheduled monument
Skelmuir Hill
Skelmuir Hill is a landform in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
See Cairn Catto and Skelmuir Hill
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.
See Cairn Catto and Unchambered long cairn
See also
Archaeological sites in Aberdeenshire
- Auld Bourtreebush
- Badenyon
- Balquhain
- Bennachie
- Burnfield
- Cairn Catto
- Carved stone balls
- Caskieben
- Cullerlie stone circle
- Deers Den
- Dunnicaer
- Dunnideer stone circle
- Durno
- Herscha Hill
- Kirkton of Bourtie stone circle
- Lang Stane of Hilton
- Lang Stane, Aberdeen
- Loanhead of Daviot stone circle
- Normandykes
- Peel of Lumphanan
- Raedykes
- Sheldon stone circle
- Spurryhillock
- Strichen stone circle
- Sunhoney
- Tap o' Noth
- Warren Field
- Whitehill Wood, Aberdeenshire
- Wormy Hillock Henge
- Yonder Bognie
- Ythan Wells
Tumuli in Scotland
- Avielochan
- Càrn na Marbh
- Cairn Catto
- Clivocast
- Fetterangus
- Formartine
- Fortingall
- Harray
- Hatton, Aberdeenshire
- Kingsbarns
- Orphir
- Port an Eilean Mhòir boat burial
- Sandwick, Orkney
- South Ugie Water
- St Combs
- Stuartfield
- Unchambered long cairn
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairn_Catto
Also known as Catto Long Barrow.