What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairn Catto as Cist(s) (period Unassigned), Long Cairn (neolithic), Axehead(s) (stone)(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.
Neolithic long cairn with associated stone cists and an unassigned period for the axeheads. Its significance lies in its contribution to understanding burial and ritual practices in Neolithic Scotland.
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Places near here
CairncattoCist(s) (period Unassigned) · 414 yd
NorthfieldNatural Feature (period Unknown) · 664 yd
Hill of LonghavenFarmstead (period Unassigned)(possible) · 1225 yd
StoneyhillFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1505 yd
RNAS Lenabo MemorialMemorial · 2.8 mi
FlushingNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 3.2 mi
Heathery HavenBay · 3.2 mi
Yoags HavenBay · 3.2 mi
Zitella: Long Haven Bay, Buchan Ness, North SeaCraft (20th Century)-(1940), Steamship (20th Century)-(1940) · 3.2 mi
Temptin'Islet · 3.2 mi
Little DumeathIslet · 3.2 mi
Bullers of BuchanHeritage attraction · 3.3 miOther information
Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0