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Barrows, 180m SW of Falcon Stone is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Perthshire, Scotland. The site lies upon bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a Late Devonian formation of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that rises prominently across this inland region. This geological foundation would have been visible to prehistoric communities and may have influenced their choice of location for funerary purposes.
The monument comprises burial mounds characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when elevated positions were favoured for communal and individual interments. The particular landscape setting in Perthshire, with its distinctive bedrock geology and elevation, would have offered visibility across the surrounding terrain. The site is situated approximately 180 metres south-west of Falcon Stone, a landmark that may have served as a local orientation point in the ancient landscape.
The barrows are now protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6504, recognising their archaeological significance as Bronze Age funerary monuments. The survival of these mounds reflects changing land use in Perthshire over millennia, with the monument preserving evidence of prehistoric burial practices and settlement patterns in this central Scottish region.
Barrows, 180m SW of Falcon Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6504. View the official record →
Barrows, 180m SW of Falcon Stone is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6504.
Barrows, 180m SW of Falcon Stone 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 SM6504.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moncur, remains of timber buildings 400m WSW of (2 km), Enclosures, barrows and pits 360m N of 8 Glebe Park (2.1 km), Mains of Inchture, prehistoric and later settlement and enclosures (2.3 km).
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Barrows, 180m SW of Falcon Stone stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.