What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Caen Burn South 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; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). These tombs are significant as communal burial sites and reflect early agricultural settlement and social organisation in Scotland.
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Places near here
Helmsdale ValleyBroch (iron Age)(possible) · 490 yd
River HelmsdaleCairn(s) (period Unassigned), Hut Circle (prehistoric) · 773 yd
Creag MarailMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Kilphedir BridgeRoad Bridge (19th Century) · 1.5 mi
West HelmsdaleTownship (period Unassigned) · 1.6 mi
Land League CairnMemorial · 1.6 mi
Eldrable HillMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
The EmigrantsMemorial · 1.8 mi
Helmsdale CastleTower House (medieval) · 1.9 mi
Shore of GartymoreBeach / strand · 2.2 mi
Torr MorNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 5.6 mi
Craggie BurnNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 8.9 mi