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Barnshangan is a Bronze Age cairn situated approximately 450 metres west of Barnshangan in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. The monument represents a funerary structure characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when such cairns served as burial monuments for communities across Scotland. The site is recorded within the Historic Environment Scotland national record system under designation SM4896, reflecting its archaeological significance and scheduled monument status. Like many cairns of this era, it would have functioned as a focal point for burial practices and possibly ritual activity within the local landscape.
Barnshangan,cairn 450m W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4896. View the official record →
Barnshangan is a Bronze Age cairn situated approximately 450 metres west of Barnshangan in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4896.
Barnshangan,cairn 450m W 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 SM4896.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glenluce Abbey (6.7 km), Palisaded enclosures, 490m NNW of Tonnachrae (8.1 km), Enclosed settlement, 570m NNW of Tonnachrae (8.1 km).
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