Cairn Catto

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.

Cairn Catto

Photographed in 2010
Location	Near Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Coordinates	57.4694°N 1.8780°W / 57.4694; -1.8780
Type	Long cairn
Area	47.18 by 18.28 metres (154.8 ft × 60.0 ft)
History
Periods	Neolithic
Scheduled monument
Official name	Cairn Catto
Type	Prehistoric ritual and funerary: long cairn
Designated	6 July 1973
Reference no.	SM3276

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.^[1]

The existing monument measures 47.18 by 18.28 metres (154.8 ft × 60.0 ft).^[2] 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.^[3] The Arbuthnot Museum in Peterhead houses two stone axes that were found at Cairn Catto in 1885.^[4] Historic Environment Scotland established the site as a scheduled monument in 1973.^[5]

See also

• Longman Hill
• Morris Wells
• Skelmuir Hill