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The Cairn near Culquhasen Cottages is a prehistoric burial monument sited on the upland margins of Wigtownshire, South-West Scotland. It stands approximately 50 metres north-east of Culquhasen Cottages, built upon bedrock of the Gala Group wacke formation, a hard sedimentary stone laid down during the Telychian period of the Silurian. The solid geological foundation provided natural stability for this ceremonial structure, which would have been visible across the surrounding landscape as a marker of a significant burial or sacred place, typical of cairns constructed during the Neolithic or Bronze Age.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM1932, reflecting its importance to Scotland's archaeological heritage. The wacke bedrock underlying the site is characteristic of the Southern Uplands geology, providing both stone suitable for cairn construction and a stable platform resistant to erosion and movement.
The Culquhasen cairn remains a testament to prehistoric settlement and ritual practice in Wigtownshire, a region with evidence of sustained human occupation from early post-glacial times onwards.
Cairn, 50m NE of Culquhasen Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1932. View the official record →
The Cairn near Culquhasen Cottages is a prehistoric burial monument sited on the upland margins of Wigtownshire, South-West Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1932.
Cairn, 50m NE of Culquhasen Cottages 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 SM1932.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Auchenmalg, standing stone 200m SSE of Longforth (1.4 km), High Gillespie,long cairn 475m SSE of (2.1 km), Laigh Sinniness,fort (2.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Cairn, 50m NE of Culquhasen Cottages'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, 50m NE of Culquhasen Cottages stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.