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Blackhill Barrow, 80m West of Crossford, is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The monument sits on bedrock composed of an unnamed igneous intrusion of felsic rock, formed during the Early Devonian period. This distinctive geological foundation of light-coloured crystalline stone would have been a prominent landscape feature to prehistoric communities in the area.
The barrow represents a burial tradition widespread across Scotland during the Bronze Age, when such earthen mounds served as enduring monuments to the dead. Its position within the rolling terrain of Lanarkshire reflects the careful placement of burial sites in relation to local topography and existing landscape features. The surrounding geology of igneous rock outcrops may have influenced both settlement patterns and the selection of this location for commemoration.
Today, the barrow is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM4529, ensuring its preservation as an important record of prehistoric funerary practices. The monument contributes to understanding the Bronze Age occupation and ritual landscape of southern Scotland.
Blackhill,barrow 80m W of, Crossford is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4529. View the official record →
Blackhill Barrow, 80m West of Crossford, is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4529.
Blackhill,barrow 80m W of, Crossford 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 SM4529.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Black Hill,fort & cairn (0.7 km), Craignethan Castle (2.6 km), Hallbar Tower, barmkin (3.3 km).
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Blackhill,barrow 80m W of, Crossford stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Late Silurian To Early Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is felsic-rock.