Cairn Catto
{{short description|Neolithic long cairn}}
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Cairn Catto is a Neolithic long cairn near the village of Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Historic Environment Scotland established the site as a scheduled monument 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.{{cite web |title=Cairn Catto |url=https://www.britainexpress.com/attractions.htm?attraction=4406 |website=Britain Express |access-date=30 September 2022}}
The existing monument measures {{convert|47.18|x|18.28|m|ft}}. 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.{{cite web |title=Cairn Catto |url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/21054/cairn-catto#site-collections |website=Canmore |access-date=2021-11-30}} The Arbuthnot Museum in Peterhead houses two stone axes that were found at Cairn Catto in 1885. Historic Environment Scotland established the site as a scheduled monument in 1973.{{cite web |title=Cairn Catto, long cairn |url=http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM3276 |website=Historic Environment Scotland |access-date=28 September 2022}}
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Category:Archaeological sites in Aberdeenshire
Category:Scheduled monuments in Scotland
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