Scheduled MonumentsScotlandBarrows, 180m SW of Falcon Stone
180m sw of falcon stone

Barrows, 180m SW of Falcon Stone

Scotland
HES SM6504
Site type
180m sw of falcon stone
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic Environment Scotland

Overview

History & significance

Barrows, 180m SW of Falcon Stone is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Perthshire, Scotland. The site comprises earthwork barrows typical of funerary practices from the Bronze Age period, which would date the monument to approximately 2300–700 BCE. Such barrows served as burial mounds for members of Bronze Age communities and represent important archaeological evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and funerary ritual in Scotland. The monument's survival as an upstanding earthwork makes it of significance for understanding the Bronze Age landscape of Perthshire.

Barrows, 180m SW of Falcon Stone is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6504. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Barrows, 180m SW of Falcon Stone?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Barrows, 180m SW of Falcon Stone?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Barrows, 180m SW of Falcon Stone?

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).

Aubrey Research

Generate a full report for this location

Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.

Research the area around Barrows, 180m SW of Falcon Stone