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Bruxie Hill is a Neolithic long cairn situated 650 metres west-south-west of Ferniebrae in Kincardineshire, Scotland. The monument rests upon bedrock of Silurian to Devonian mafic lava and tuff, which has weathered across millennia to form the underlying geology of this upland location. Like other long cairns of the Neolithic period, this structure would have served as a communal burial monument, its elongated form typical of the early farming communities that spread across Britain during the fourth millennium before the present.
The monument is constructed from stone resources available locally, gathered from the surrounding landscape. Its position on the darker volcanic geology of the Devonian would have presented particular challenges and opportunities for monument builders selecting suitable stone for the cairn's construction.
Bruxie Hill long cairn is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland designation SM4574, recognising its significance as evidence of early agricultural settlement and ritual practice in the Mearns region of north-east Scotland.
Bruxie Hill,long cairn 650m WSW of Ferniebrae is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4574. View the official record →
Bruxie Hill is a Neolithic long cairn situated 650 metres west-south-west of Ferniebrae in Kincardineshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4574.
Bruxie Hill,long cairn 650m WSW of Ferniebrae dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a long cairn 650m wsw of ferniebrae. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Bruxie Hill,long cairn 650m WSW of Ferniebrae 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 SM4574.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blackhill Wood,long cairn and cairn E of (3 km), Montgoldrum,cairn 750m ENE of (3.2 km), Montgoldrum,cairns & hut circle 400m E of (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Bruxie Hill,long cairn 650m WSW of Ferniebrae'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.
Bruxie Hill,long cairn 650m WSW of Ferniebrae stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.