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Baron's Cairn is a cairn located in Kincardineshire, Scotland, and is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. The monument sits upon bedrock of the Argyll Group, a Neoproterozoic formation composed of psammite, semipelite and pelite—metamorphic rocks that form part of the ancient geological foundation underlying the landscape of northeast Scotland.
As a cairn, Baron's Cairn belongs to a widespread tradition of monumental stone construction spanning several millennia of Scottish prehistory and early history. Such monuments were typically constructed as burial markers or ritual sites, built from stone gathered locally and deliberately arranged in heap or chambered form. The underlying metamorphic geology would have provided an abundance of suitable stone material for its construction, sourced from the natural rocky terrain of Kincardineshire.
The monument's scheduled protection reflects its significance to Scotland's archaeological heritage and its value as evidence of ancient settlement and burial practices in the northeast. The specific name 'Baron's Cairn' suggests historical associations within the landscape, connecting it to the post-medieval landholding and social structures of Kincardineshire, whilst the monument itself preserves evidence of activity far earlier than the baronial period.
Baron's Cairn, cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4126. View the official record →
Baron's Cairn is a cairn located in Kincardineshire, Scotland, and is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4126.
Baron's Cairn, cairn 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 SM4126.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tullos Cairn, cairn (0.4 km), Crab's Cairn, cairn (0.6 km), Loirston Country Park, cairn and dyke 220m NE of Cat Cairn (0.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Baron's Cairn, cairn'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.
Baron's Cairn, cairn stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.