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Arniefoul is a cairn situated on high ground in Angus, Scotland, approximately 820 metres north-east of the settlement from which it takes its name. The monument stands on bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, Pragian sandstone interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone, geology that has weathered over some 400 million years to create the rolling landscape of the Mearns region.
The cairn represents a form of monumental burial practice that flourished across Scotland during the Bronze Age, when communities constructed stone heaps over inhumations or cremations as permanent markers of the dead. Such monuments served both practical and ceremonial functions, fixing a location in the landscape and affirming territorial ties to ancestral ground.
Today Arniefoul survives as a scheduled monument, protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM389. Its preservation as a scheduled monument recognises its significance as a record of Bronze Age burial custom and the enduring relationship between past peoples and the Angus landscape. The cairn contributes to the archaeological richness of this region, where similar monuments reflect patterns of settlement and movement across the ancient Scottish highlands.
Arniefoul, cairn 820m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM389. View the official record →
Arniefoul is a cairn situated on high ground in Angus, Scotland, approximately 820 metres north-east of the settlement from which it takes its name. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM389.
Arniefoul, cairn 820m NE of is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM389.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carlunie Hill, hut platforms 300m E of summit (4.2 km), Carlunie Hill, cairn (4.5 km), Huntingfaulds, cairn 200m N of (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Arniefoul, cairn 820m NE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Arniefoul, cairn 820m NE of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.