
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Golspie as Cist(s) (prehistoric). 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.
A cist burial, likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age; such small stone chambers were commonly used for inhumation burials and are significant for understanding early funerary practices in northern Scotland.
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Places near here
GolspieCist (period Unassigned), Pictish Symbol Stone (pictish) · 146 yd
Golspie, Main Street, Bank of ScotlandBank (financial) (period Unassigned) · 203 yd
Golspie, Main Street, NewtonPolice Station (19th Century) · 230 yd
Countess of Sutherland Memorial FountainMemorial · 408 yd
Golspie, Fountain RoadPublic Convenience (20th Century) · 432 yd
Golspie War MemorialMemorial · 790 yd
Ben BhraggieMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Battle of Littleferry MemorialMemorial · 1.6 mi
Beinn LunndaidhMountain / peak · 2.9 mi
Creag BheagCliff · 3.5 miOther information
Photo: Stanley Howe · CC BY-SA 2.0