What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Skye, Rubh' An Dunain as Chambered Cairn (neolithic), Beaker (period Unassigned), Lithic Implement(s) (quartz)(period Unassigned), Lithic Implement(s) (flint)(period Unassigned), Lithic Implement (bloodstone)(period Unassigned), Unidentified Object(s) (pumice)(period Unassigned). 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 chambered cairn, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. Its significance lies in its association with early funerary and ritual practices in the Scottish Neolithic, reflecting the cultural and social organisation of prehistoric communities on Skye.
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Places near here
Rubha an DùnainHeadland · 406 yd
Rubh' an DunainArchaeological place · 524 yd
Càrn MòrMountain / peak · 766 yd
Rubha na Creige MòireHeadland · 1.1 mi
Skye, Allt Gearraidh DhroighinnShieling Hut(s) (post Medieval) · 2.8 mi
Truagh MheallMountain / peak · 3.3 mi
Glen Brittle Memorial HutBuilding (20th Century) (1965), War Memorial (20th Century) (1965) · 3.4 mi
Eas MòrWaterfall · 3.6 mi
An Dubh-sgeirIslet · 5.0 mi
Fairy PoolsViewpoint · 6.4 mi
Captain Maryon's MonumentMemorial · 7.0 mi