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Grey Cairns of Camster, the Glossary

Index Grey Cairns of Camster

The Grey Cairns of Camster are two large Neolithic chambered cairns located about south of Watten and north of Lybster in Caithness, in the Highland region of Scotland.[1]

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Table of Contents

  1. 12 relations: Bronze Age, Caithness, Chambered cairn, Flow Country, Highland (council area), Historic Environment Scotland, Joseph Anderson (antiquarian), Lybster, Neolithic, Peat, Scotland, Watten, Highland.

  2. 1865 archaeological discoveries
  3. 4th-millennium BC architecture in Scotland
  4. Archaeological sites in Caithness
  5. Chambered cairns in Scotland
  6. Historic Environment Scotland properties
  7. Stone Age sites in Scotland

Bronze Age

The Bronze Age was a historical period lasting from approximately 3300 to 1200 BC.

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Caithness

Caithness (Gallaibh; Katanes.) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland.

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Chambered cairn

A chambered cairn is a burial monument, usually constructed during the Neolithic, consisting of a sizeable (usually stone) chamber around and over which a cairn of stones was constructed.

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Flow Country

The Flow Country (Dùthaich nam Boglaichean) is a vast area of bog peatland in Caithness and Sutherland, northern Scotland.

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Highland (council area)

Highland (Gàidhealtachd,; Hieland) is a council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local government area in the United Kingdom.

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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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Joseph Anderson (antiquarian)

Joseph Anderson LLD HRSA (1832–1916) was a Scottish antiquarian who served as keeper of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland from 1869 to 1913.

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Lybster

Lybster (Liabost) is a village on the east coast of Caithness in northern 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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Peat

Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

See Grey Cairns of Camster and Scotland

Watten, Highland

Watten is a small village in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland, on the main road (A882-A9) between the burgh of Wick and the town of Thurso, about twelve kilometres (eight miles) west of Wick and close to Wick River and to Loch Watten.

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See also

1865 archaeological discoveries

4th-millennium BC architecture in Scotland

Archaeological sites in Caithness

Chambered cairns in Scotland

Historic Environment Scotland properties

Stone Age sites in Scotland

References

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

Also known as Camster Round.