What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Skichen Farm as Cairn (prehistoric), Cist (prehistoric), Food Vessel Urn (pottery)(bronze Age), Urn(s) (pottery)(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.
Bronze Age cairn and urnfield, likely dating to 1000–800 BCE. The presence of food vessel urns indicates a ritual burial practice associated with the Bell Beaker culture in Scotland.
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