What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Aithernie as Cairn (period Unassigned), Cist (period Unassigned), Cinerary Urn(s) (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Aithernie is a Neolithic cairn containing a cist and cinerary urns, likely dating to the Early to Middle Bronze Age. Its significance lies in the combination of funerary elements, reflecting burial practices and cultural transitions in prehistoric Scotland.
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