What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Salscraggie as Long Cairn (neolithic). 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 long cairn; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). It represents a type of communal burial monument significant for understanding prehistoric settlement and ritual practices in upland Scotland.
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Places near here
River HelmsdaleCairn(s) (period Unassigned), Hut Circle (prehistoric) · 463 yd
Caen BurnHut Circle (prehistoric), Man-made underground passage (prehistoric) · 1096 yd
Kilphedir BridgeRoad Bridge (19th Century) · 1431 yd
Birchwood LodgeBuilding (period Unassigned) · 1.0 mi
Eldrable HillMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Creag MarailMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Land League CairnMemorial · 2.0 mi
The EmigrantsMemorial · 2.4 mi
Helmsdale CastleTower House (medieval) · 2.4 mi
Shore of GartymoreBeach / strand · 2.6 mi
Torr MorNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 4.9 mi
Craggie BurnNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 8.2 mi