Grampian - Prehistoric Sites

Included in this category of our heritage guide to Grampian are Pictish carved stones and crosses - one of the most fascinating features of the Aberdeenshire and Moray region. Grampian is extraordinarily rich in 'ancient' sites, with numerous examples of cairns, burial mounds, and stone circles dotted about the landscape.

Why is the region so well-supplied with these ancient monuments? One simple answer is that Aberdeenshire and Moray were settled earlier and more densely than the Highland regions to the north and west. The sheer weight of numbers of ancient peoples resulted in much greater numbers of ancient sites that survive today.


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Forres (Self catering)
Na Clamhanan, Forres

Na Clamhanan

This detached timber house rests in Rafford near Forres in Scotland and can sleep five people in two bedrooms.
Sleeps 4

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Portree (Self catering)
Half of 6, Portree

Half of 6

This detached croft house is set in the crofting village of Gedintailor, seven miles from Portree, and sleeps four people in two bedrooms.
Sleeps 4

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