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Barrow and pit alignment 205m NE and 100m NNW of Westways is a Bronze Age ceremonial and funerary monument in Perthshire, Scotland. The site comprises an earthwork barrow together with a linear arrangement of pits, features characteristic of later prehistoric ritual landscapes in north-eastern Scotland. The underlying geology of Stratheden Group sandstone and conglomerate, formed in the Late Devonian period, provides a stable bedrock foundation across the site.
The monument sits within a landscape shaped by ancient geological processes and later human activity. Bronze Age communities in Perthshire constructed similar barrow and pit complexes to commemorate the dead and demarcate territories, with pit alignments often serving ceremonial or symbolic functions extending beyond simple burials. The bedrock geology of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate would have been familiar to contemporary populations exploiting local stone resources.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument under the care of Historic Environment Scotland, registration number SM7249. This designation recognises its archaeological significance and ensures preservation of the earthwork structures and subsurface deposits that remain intact. The monument contributes to understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and ritual practices across the Perthshire region.
Barrow and pit alignment, 205m NE and 100m NNW of Westways is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7249. View the official record →
Barrow and pit alignment 205m NE and 100m NNW of Westways is a Bronze Age ceremonial and funerary monument in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7249.
Barrow and pit alignment, 205m NE and 100m NNW of Westways 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 SM7249.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carpow,Roman fortress (4.3 km), Wester Clunie, unenclosed settlement 1000m ENE of (4.6 km), Easter Clunie, unenclosed settlement 400m NW of (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Barrow and pit alignment, 205m NE and 100m NNW of Westways's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Barrow and pit alignment, 205m NE and 100m NNW of Westways stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.