What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Caen Burn East as Long Cairn (neolithic). 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.
Neolithic long cairn, dating to the 4th to 3rd millennium BCE. It represents an early form of megalithic tomb construction and is significant for understanding burial practices and social organisation in prehistoric Scotland.
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Places near here
Caen BurnClearance Cairn(s) (period Unassigned) · 417 yd
Helmsdale ValleyBroch (iron Age)(possible) · 818 yd
Creag MarailMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Kilphedir BridgeRoad Bridge (19th Century) · 1.6 mi
Creag ThoraraidhMountain / peak · 1.6 mi.jpg?width=1280)
Helmsdale StationRailway Station (19th Century) (1871) · 1.7 mi
Land League CairnMemorial · 1.8 mi
The EmigrantsMemorial · 2.0 mi
Helmsdale CastleTower House (medieval) · 2.0 mi
Shore of GartymoreBeach / strand · 2.4 mi
Torr MorNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 5.7 mi
Craggie BurnNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 9.0 mi