What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairn Gollan as Cairn (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.
Cairn Gollan is a Neolithic chambered cairn, likely dating to the late Neolithic period (c. 2500–2000 BCE). Such cairns are significant as early communal burial and ceremonial sites in Scottish prehistory.
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Places near here
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Dunlichity ChurchBuilding (19th Century) · 1283 yd
DunlichityBuilding (post Medieval) · 1581 yd
'phantom Battle'Battle Site (period Unknown)(possible) · 1.1 mi
Stac na CathaigMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Clune WoodForest · 2.2 mi
Clan McBain MemorialMemorial · 2.7 mi
Alan Bean MemorialMemorial · 2.7 mi
Creag DheargMountain / peak · 3.0 mi
Dores BeachBeach / strand · 3.4 mi
Aldourie CastleCastle (17th Century) · 3.8 mi