What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Auldearn as Burial Cairn (prehistoric), Stone Row (neolithic) - (bronze Age). 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 burial cairn associated with a stone row, dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. It is significant as part of a broader ceremonial landscape in northern Scotland, reflecting early prehistoric funerary and ritual practices.
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Places near here
MeadowfieldFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 495 yd
Courage CottageRing Ditch (period Unassigned)(possible) · 879 yd
Auldearn, War MemorialWar Memorial (20th Century) (1921) · 899 yd
CourageBarrow(s) (prehistoric), Ring Ditch (period Unassigned) · 1091 yd
Battle of Auldearnbattle · 1650 yd
Brightmony WoodForest · 1.2 mi
Inshoch CastleTower House (medieval) · 1.2 mi
Craig's WoodWood · 1.5 mi
KingstepsNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.3 mi
East BeachBeach / strand · 2.6 mi
Fishertown-Seamans Hall TabletMemorial · 3.0 mi
Nairn FishwifeMemorial · 3.1 miOther information
Photo: Sandy Gerrard · CC BY-SA 2.0