Cairn Catto is a
Neolithic
The Neolithic or New Stone Age (from Ancient Greek, Greek 'new' and 'stone') is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone Age in Mesopotamia, Asia, Europe and Africa (c. 10,000 BCE to c. 2,000 BCE). It saw the Neolithic Revo ...
long cairn near the village of
Longside,
Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Historic Environment Scotland established the site as a
scheduled monument
In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.
The various pieces of legislation that legally protect heritage assets from damage, visu ...
in 1973.
Description
Cairn Catto is located southeast of
Longside, in
Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The site is four miles north-west of Cruden Bay, to the west of the minor road between the A952 and the A950.
The existing monument measures .
It consists of several mounds of
pink-granite stones of great length. The southwest end of the cairn has been robbed. Several holes have been discovered on the southeastern edge of the cairn.
The
Arbuthnot Museum in
Peterhead
Peterhead (; , ) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is the council area's largest settlement, with a population of 19,060 at the 2022 Census for Scotland, 2022 Census. It is the largest fishing port in the United Kingdom for total landi ...
houses two stone axes that were found at Cairn Catto in 1885.
Historic Environment Scotland established the site as a scheduled monument in 1973.
See also
*
Longman Hill
*
Morris Wells
*
Skelmuir Hill
References
Archaeological sites in Aberdeenshire
Cairns in Scotland
Tumuli in Scotland
Scheduled monuments in Aberdeenshire
Buchan
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