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The barrow located 310 metres west-north-west of 36 Lumsden Crescent is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument situated in Perthshire, Scotland. These earthwork mounds, typically constructed over human remains or cremations, represent some of the earliest monumental architecture in Britain, commonly dating between 4000 and 1500 BC. The barrow is built upon bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, Pragian sandstone interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone, geology that would have influenced how the surrounding landscape could be worked and how the mound itself was constructed and has weathered.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM13805, recognising its archaeological importance and ensuring its preservation for future study. The positioning of the barrow within the Perthshire landscape reflects the burial practices and territorial choices of prehistoric communities, who selected locations visible and accessible within their settlement patterns. Such monuments typically stood as enduring markers of land use and ancestral connection.
The survival of this earthwork demonstrates the durability of carefully engineered soil construction, despite exposure to millennia of weathering, ploughing and landscape change. Archaeological investigation of similar monuments in Scotland has revealed evidence of burial practices, portable grave goods and the labour investment these communities devoted to honouring their dead.
Barrow, 310m WNW of 36 Lumsden Crescent is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13805. View the official record →
The barrow located 310 metres west-north-west of 36 Lumsden Crescent is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument situated in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13805.
Barrow, 310m WNW of 36 Lumsden Crescent 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 SM13805.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dupplin Church (7.1 km), Mayfield, Roman signal station and enclosure 650m SE of (7.9 km), Broombarns, settlement 300m S of (8.1 km).
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Barrow, 310m WNW of 36 Lumsden Crescent stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.