What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Caen Burn as Clearance Cairn(s) (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Clearance cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age. These cairns were used for agricultural clearance and may have had ritual or territorial significance.
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Places near here
Caen BurnHut Circle (prehistoric), Man-made underground passage (prehistoric) · 330 yd
River HelmsdaleCairn(s) (period Unassigned), Hut Circle (prehistoric) · 712 yd
Kilphedir BridgeRoad Bridge (19th Century) · 1.3 mi
Creag MarailMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Birchwood LodgeBuilding (period Unassigned) · 1.6 mi
Eldrable HillMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Land League CairnMemorial · 1.9 mi
The EmigrantsMemorial · 2.1 mi
Helmsdale CastleTower House (medieval) · 2.1 mi
Shore of GartymoreBeach / strand · 2.5 mi
Torr MorNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 5.4 mi
Craggie BurnNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 8.8 miOther information
Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0