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Cairn Catto

Neolithic long cairn in Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom

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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.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
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Axes discovered

1885

Scheduled monument designation

1973

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Burial and Funerary Structures

Tombs
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Environmental and Natural Features

Artificial Mounds
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Country

United Kingdom

Coordinates

57.47° N, -1.88° E