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Barrow 350m NNW of 28 Red Cliffs is a prehistoric burial mound in Perthshire, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. The barrow stands on bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a Pragian sandstone formation interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone that underlies this part of eastern Perthshire. This substantial geological foundation would have provided firm ground for the monument's construction in the Bronze Age or earlier.
The barrow's position, three hundred and fifty metres north-north-west of the locality known as Red Cliffs, places it within a landscape of mixed geology and rolling terrain typical of Perthshire's Lowland fringe. Such elevated burial mounds were commonly erected during the Bronze Age as visible markers of community identity and the burial places of significant individuals or family groups.
The monument's scheduled status reflects its archaeological importance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and burial practice in the region. Though its original dimensions and any associated finds remain undocumented in the readily available record, the barrow represents a substantial investment of labour and materials by communities who inhabited this part of Scotland thousands of years ago.
Barrow, 350m NNW of 28 Red Cliffs is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6518. View the official record →
Barrow 350m NNW of 28 Red Cliffs is a prehistoric burial mound in Perthshire, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6518.
Barrow, 350m NNW of 28 Red Cliffs 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 SM6518.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mains of Inchture, prehistoric and later settlement and enclosures (5.2 km), Balmerino Abbey (5.5 km), Coultra,burial mound 225m NW of (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Barrow, 350m NNW of 28 Red Cliffs's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Barrow, 350m NNW of 28 Red Cliffs stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.