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Broadfold Cottage is a long barrow located in Perthshire, south-west of the settlement of Broadfold Cottage. This Neolithic monument consists of an elongated earthen mound typical of burial structures constructed across Britain and Ireland between approximately 4000 and 3000 BCE. The barrow lies upon bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, predominantly sandstone interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone, which were laid down during the Pragian period of the Palaeozoic Era.
Long barrows served as collective burial monuments for Neolithic communities, with their characteristic linear form aligned roughly north-south or east-west. This example, situated in the lowlands of Perthshire, would have functioned as a territorial marker and focal point for ritual activity as well as a repository for communal dead. The barrow's position on varied sedimentary bedrock reflects the adaptation of Neolithic builders to local geological conditions.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled ancient monument under reference SM9313, recognising its archaeological and historical significance as evidence of early agricultural settlement and mortuary practice in Scotland.
Broadfold Cottage, long barrow 420m SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9313. View the official record →
Broadfold Cottage is a long barrow located in Perthshire, south-west of the settlement of Broadfold Cottage. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9313.
Broadfold Cottage, long barrow 420m SW 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 SM9313.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Thorn, fort 70m NE of (0.5 km), Lochie, enclosure 350m SE of (1 km), Ogle Hill,fort (1.4 km).
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Broadfold Cottage, long barrow 420m SW of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.