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640m ene of devonshaw hill

Cairn, 640m ENE of Devonshaw Hill

Scotland
HES SM4243
Site type
640m ene of devonshaw hill
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

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Overview

History & significance

Cairn, 640m ENE of Devonshaw Hill is a prehistoric burial monument situated on the upland moorland of Lanarkshire, Scotland. The cairn stands on bedrock of the Kirkcolm Formation, a hard wacke deposited during the Caradocian period of the Ordovician, which would have presented a challenging landscape for its Bronze Age builders to work. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4243, recognising its archaeological significance as evidence of ritual burial practices in the Scottish uplands during the Bronze Age. Such cairns typically served as communal or individual burial markers, with stones gathered from the surrounding moorland to form substantial mounds over cremated remains.

Cairn, 640m ENE of Devonshaw Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4243. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cairn, 640m ENE of Devonshaw Hill?

Cairn, 640m ENE of Devonshaw Hill is a prehistoric burial monument situated on the upland moorland of Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4243.

Who is responsible for protecting Cairn, 640m ENE of Devonshaw Hill?

Cairn, 640m ENE of Devonshaw Hill 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 SM4243.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cairn, 640m ENE of Devonshaw Hill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Normangill Rig,cairn 1000m S of Normangill (7.4 km), Crawford,Roman fort (7.6 km), Normangill Rig,platform settlement E of Midlock (7.7 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Normangill Rig,cairn 1000m S of Normangill
Cairn 1000m s of normangill7.4 km
Crawford,Roman fort
Iron Age · Roman fort7.6 km
Normangill Rig,platform settlement E of Midlock
Platform settlement e of midlock7.7 km
Kirkton,settlement 1280m ENE of
Settlement7.7 km
Crawford Castle or Lindsay Tower
7.7 km
Midlock,platform settlement 1000m ESE of
Platform settlement7.9 km
Whelphill, unenclosed platform settlement 390m W of
Unenclosed platform settlement8.6 km
Boghead,platform settlement 500m SW of
Platform settlement8.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cairn, 640m ENE of Devonshaw Hill

Cairn, 640m ENE of Devonshaw Hill stands on Kirkcolm Formation, bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is wacke.

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