The Chambered Cairns of the Central Highlands: An Inventory of the Structures and Their Contents

A. S. Henshall and J. N. G. Ritchie

Chambered cairns are the earliest architectural achievement of the people of Scotland. In this comprehensive and full illustrated volume the burial monuments of the early inhabitants are examined and the surviving remains described. This volume focuses on the monuments in Ross and Cromarty and Inverness-shire.

About the Author

Graham Ritchie worked for over thirty years with the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, latterly as head of archaeology. He is currently president of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and also a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.

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