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Auchenglen cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument situated 450 metres south-south-east of Auchenglen in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The cairn comprises a mound of stacked stone, characteristic of Neolithic and Bronze Age burial practices across northern Britain. Such monuments typically contained inhumations or cremations, and served as enduring markers of the dead within the landscape. The cairn's longevity speaks to the significance of ancestral memory in early agricultural societies.
The monument stands upon bedrock of the Clackmannan Group, Westphalian sedimentary rocks formed during the Carboniferous period. These dense sandstones and mudstones would have presented considerable challenges to the monument's builders, who must have sourced surface stone from the surrounding moorland rather than quarrying bedrock. The local geology shaped both the practical constraints and the visual character of the monument as it appears today.
The cairn is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the scheduled monument reference SM11235, recognising its national importance as evidence of early land use and settlement patterns in upland Lanarkshire. The monument remains a tangible connection to the communities who built it, their religious beliefs and their relationship with the landscape thousands of years ago.
Auchenglen, cairn 450m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11235. View the official record →
Auchenglen cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument situated 450 metres south-south-east of Auchenglen in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11235.
Auchenglen, cairn 450m SSE 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 SM11235.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hallbar Tower, barmkin (1 km), Eastmore, barrow 390m NNE of (2.3 km), Castle Qua,fort 345m WSW of Mouse Bridge (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Auchenglen, cairn 450m SSE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Auchenglen, cairn 450m SSE of stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.