
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Strichen as Cist(s) (period Unassigned), Battleaxe (period Unassigned), Beaker (period Unassigned), Cinerary Urn(s) (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.
Strichen is a Neolithic burial site, likely dating to the Early to Middle Bronze Age, characterized by cists, battle-axes, beakers, and cinerary urns. Its artifacts indicate significant ritual practices and connections to broader Neolithic and Bronze Age cultural traditions in northern Britain.
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Places near here
TarfatFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 718 yd
Strichen, Bridge Street, BridgeRoad Bridge (period Unassigned) · 730 yd
Strichen, 59a Water Street, Anderson and Woodman LibraryLibrary (period Unassigned), Thread Works (18th Century) · 759 yd
Borrowhill PlantationForest · 994 yd
AuchnarieCinerary Urn (period Unassigned) · 1.3 mi
Mormond White HorseHeritage attraction · 1.7 mi
NewlandhillNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.0 mi
Waughton HillMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
Hill of TurclossieMountain / peak · 3.7 mi
War Memorial GatewayMemorial · 3.8 mi
Fedderate CastleCastle (medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 4.1 mi
Alder HaughForest · 4.2 miOther information
Photo: Scott Cormie · CC BY-SA 2.0