What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Auldearn as Ring Cairn (neolithic)(possible), Stone Circle (neolithic)(possible). 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.
Auldearn is a Neolithic ring cairn and possibly a stone circle, dating to the Neolithic period. It is significant as part of the broader prehistoric landscape in northern Scotland, reflecting early ceremonial or funerary practices.
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Places near here
Auldearn, War MemorialWar Memorial (20th Century) (1921) · 53 yd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_265053.jpg?width=1280)
MeadowfieldPlantation Bank(s) (period Unassigned) · 305 yd
AuldearnCropmark(s) (period Unknown), Cultivation Remains (period Unassigned) · 519 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Auldearn ChurchChurch (18th Century), War Memorial (20th Century) · 642 yd
Battle of Auldearnbattle · 820 yd
Inshoch CastleTower House (medieval) · 1.1 mi
Craig's WoodWood · 1.2 mi
Brightmony WoodForest · 1.6 mi
KingstepsNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.9 mi
East BeachBeach / strand · 2.2 mi
Fishertown-Seamans Hall TabletMemorial · 2.5 mi
Nairn FishwifeMemorial · 2.6 miOther information
Photo: Ian R Maxwell · CC BY-SA 2.0