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Clach Na Tiompan

Chambered Cairn (neolithic)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Clach Na Tiompan as Chambered Cairn (neolithic). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Neolithic chambered cairn; dates to the early Neolithic period (c. 4000–3500 BCE). It represents a significant early funerary and ceremonial monument type in Scotland, reflecting communal burial practices and social organisation of prehistoric communities.

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