What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Melvich as Chambered Cairn (neolithic), Cist (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.
Neolithic chambered cairn, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. It represents an early form of communal burial and reflects the ritual practices of prehistoric communities in northern Scotland.
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Places near here
Melvich Village HallHall (period Unassigned) · 817 yd
Melvich HotelHotel (period Unassigned) · 902 yd
Portskerra and Melvich War MemorialMemorial · 938 yd
Loch MorBroch (iron Age)(possible) · 1309 yd
Meall MorCairnfield (period Unassigned) · 1418 yd
Portskerra Drownings MemorialMemorial · 1464 yd
Puffin CoveHeritage attraction · 2.4 mi
Wester ClettMountain / peak · 2.4 mi
Middle ClettMountain / peak · 2.6 mi
Captain Ivory's Cave, Strathy BayCave (period Unassigned) · 2.7 mi
Drum HollistanNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 2.8 mi
Plough: Strathy Point, AtlanticMotor Fishing Vessel (20th Century)-(1975) · 4.7 miOther information
Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0