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Cairn 30m NW of Sunny Bank, Balnaguard is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Perthshire, Scotland. The cairn stands on bedrock of the Southern Highland Group, comprising psammite and pelite deposits laid down during the Middle Cambrian period. This geological foundation has shaped the landscape of the wider Balnaguard area, where such stone monuments are characteristic features of the upland terrain.
The cairn is a mound of stacked stone, typical of Bronze Age burial practice in Scotland. Such monuments served both as memorials to the deceased and as territorial markers within the Bronze Age landscape. The construction method—gathering stone from the immediate vicinity—ensured that cairns were substantially built structures, many of which have survived millennia of weathering.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM2232, reflecting its archaeological significance and the importance of preserving Bronze Age funerary remains. The cairn's position in the Perthshire uplands places it within a region rich in such monuments, contributing to our understanding of Bronze Age settlement patterns and burial practices in Highland Scotland.
Cairn 30m NW of Sunny Bank, Balnaguard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2232. View the official record →
Cairn 30m NW of Sunny Bank, Balnaguard is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2232.
Cairn 30m NW of Sunny Bank, Balnaguard 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 SM2232.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Balnaguard,settlements & field systems 1900m S of (2.2 km), Castle Dow,hut circles 1150m SSW of,950m S of & 1300m SSE of (2.2 km), Creag Eilid,settlements,field system and cairn 1000m ESE of (2.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Cairn 30m NW of Sunny Bank, Balnaguard'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.
Cairn 30m NW of Sunny Bank, Balnaguard stands on Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is psammite and pelite.