Heights of Brae
The Orkney-Cromarty-Cairn (OC) Heights of Brae is located northwest of Dingwall in the Highlands in Scotland .
The Orkney Cromarty type is a specific form of the megalithic Stalled cairns that belong to the Passage Tombs .
The cairn material has been removed, but a slight embankment with several stones protruding around the mound is likely to represent its diameter of approximately 28 meters.
The Neolithic megalithic complex was built between 4000 and 2000 BC. Built in BC.
Nearby is the Orkney Cromarty Cairn Balnacrae .
literature
- Jörg Lindenbeck : Investigations into late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age grave forms in south-west Scotland. In: Archaeological Information . Vol. 11, No. 2, 1988, pp. 228-232.
- Anna Ritchie , Graham Ritchie : Scotland. To Oxford archaeological Guide (= Oxford Archaeological Guides. ). Oxford University Press, Oxford 1998, ISBN 0-19-288002-0 .
- Jürgen E. Walkowitz : The megalithic syndrome. European cult sites of the Stone Age (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Vol. 36). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2003, ISBN 3-930036-70-3 .
Web links
- Pictures and description (English)
- Entry on Heights of Brae in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database
Coordinates: 57 ° 37 ′ 8.8 ″ N , 4 ° 29 ′ 20 ″ W.