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Almondbank Cairn is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated 110 metres south-west of Almondbank Filling Station. The cairn occupies ground underlain by the Arbuttnott-Garvock Group, a geological formation of Pragian age comprising sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This varied bedrock would have presented Bronze Age builders with accessible stone suitable for cairn construction.
The monument represents a form of funerary architecture common across Scotland during the Bronze Age, typically comprising a mound of stone heaped over one or more burials. Such cairns frequently contained inhumations or cremations, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and beliefs of contemporary communities. The Perthshire landscape contains numerous examples of this monument type, indicating the region's sustained occupation and established burial practices during prehistory.
Almondbank Cairn is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2267, recognising its archaeological and heritage significance. The monument survives within a landscape shaped by both its geology and long human occupation, forming part of the archaeological record that illuminates Bronze Age society in central Scotland.
Cairn, 110m SW of Almondbank Filling Station is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2267. View the official record →
Almondbank Cairn is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated 110 metres south-west of Almondbank Filling Station. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2267.
Cairn, 110m SW of Almondbank Filling Station 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 SM2267.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Home Farm, moated site, roundhouse, enclosure and pits 200m SE of Green of Invermay (8.9 km), Bogtonlea, palisaded settlement, roundhouse, pit circle and pits 280m SSW of Green of Invermay (9.1 km), Barrows, 630m and 860m NE of Nether Garvock (9.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Cairn, 110m SW of Almondbank Filling Station's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Cairn, 110m SW of Almondbank Filling Station stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.