
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Queen's Cairn 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.
Queen's Cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn, likely dating to the Late Neolithic period (circa 2500–2000 BCE). Such tombs are significant as they represent early communal burial practices and social organization in prehistoric Scotland.
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Places near here
The Queen Victoria viewpointViewpoint · 21 yd
DelnaboHouse (period Unassigned) · 515 yd
BailebegFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 581 yd
St BridgetBurial Ground (medieval), Chapel (12th Century) · 1014 yd
Tomintoul, St Michael's Roman Catholic Chapel, Burial GroundBurial Ground (19th Century) · 1410 yd
The StillViewpoint · 1.4 mi
Càrn MeadhonachMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
Cnoc LochyMountain / peak · 2.2 mi
Buiternach WoodForest · 4.7 mi
Badan DonnachaidhWood · 5.3 mi
The Jubilee CairnMemorial · 5.6 mi
Coronation Bonfire Memorial CairnMemorial · 6.4 miOther information
Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0