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Blendewing is a cairn situated 550 metres south-east of Blendewing in Peeblesshire, in the Scottish Borders. The monument stands on bedrock formed from wacke deposits of the Portpatrick and Glenwhargen Formations, laid down during the Caradocian period of the Ordovician epoch. This stone-rich geology would have supplied the substantial materials needed for cairn construction.
Cairns of this type, typically built as funerary monuments during the Bronze Age, consist of heaped stone that originally contained burials or cremations within internal chambers or cists. The Peeblesshire uplands, where Blendewing lies, contain numerous such monuments, reflecting intensive use of these moorland landscapes in prehistory.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland, recorded under reference SM3160. This designation recognises its archaeological significance and ensures that any future work affecting the monument requires formal consent, preserving this tangible link to the Bronze Age communities who inhabited the Borders region.
Blendewing,cairn 550m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3160. View the official record →
Blendewing is a cairn situated 550 metres south-east of Blendewing in Peeblesshire, in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3160.
Blendewing,cairn 550m SE of 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 SM3160.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tripans Knowe,enclosure (5.4 km), Patervan, settlement SSE of (5.9 km), Glenkerie Burn,fort (6.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Blendewing,cairn 550m SE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Blendewing,cairn 550m SE of stands on Portpatrick Formation And Glenwhargen Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is wacke.