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Bagbie is a cairn and stone setting located in Kirkcudbrightshire in south-west Scotland, situated approximately 1200 metres north-north-east of the settlement from which it takes its name. The monument stands on bedrock of the Hawick Group, a sequence of wacke rocks formed during the Wenlock period of the Silurian geological epoch, which gives the local landscape its characteristic hard, fine-grained appearance.
Cairns and stone settings of this type typically date to the Bronze Age, when communities marked the landscape with monumental constructions serving ceremonial, funerary or territorial purposes. The precise configuration and condition of Bagbie's stones reflect the local tradition of stone monument building, utilising materials readily available from the surrounding geological strata.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's designation SM1000, ensuring its preservation for future study and understanding of Bronze Age settlement and ritual practices in this region of Dumfries and Galloway.
Bagbie, cairn & stone setting 1200m NNE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1000. View the official record →
Bagbie is a cairn and stone setting located in Kirkcudbrightshire in south-west Scotland, situated approximately 1200 metres north-north-east of the settlement from which it takes its name. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1000.
Bagbie, cairn & stone setting 1200m NNE 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 SM1000.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn Holy, chambered cairn 35m S of Cairnholy (3.1 km), Cairn Holy, chambered cairn 190m SSW of Cairnholy (3.2 km), Kirkdale House,two cross slabs (3.5 km).
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Bagbie, cairn & stone setting 1200m NNE of stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.