Scheduled MonumentsScotlandCairn 655m NE of Midlock

Cairn 655m NE of Midlock

Scotland
HES SM4256
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Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Cairn 655m NE of Midlock is a prehistoric burial monument located in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The site is designated as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's records (HES INSPIRE reference SM4256). Like other cairns of its type in the region, it likely dates to the Neolithic or Bronze Age period, though precise dating for this particular example would require archaeological investigation. The monument consists of a mound of stones constructed over a burial or ceremonial deposit, representing an important element of the funerary landscape of prehistoric southern Scotland.

Cairn 655m NE of Midlock is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4256. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cairn 655m NE of Midlock?

Cairn 655m NE of Midlock is a prehistoric burial monument located in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4256.

Who is responsible for protecting Cairn 655m NE of Midlock?

Cairn 655m NE of Midlock 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 SM4256.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cairn 655m NE of Midlock?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bodsberry Hill,fort (4.9 km), Glengeith, settlement, bastle house and field system (5.2 km), Bodsberry Hill to Little Clyde,Roman road (5.6 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.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cairn 655m NE of Midlock

Cairn 655m NE of Midlock stands on Portpatrick Formation And Glenwhargen Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is wacke.