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Cairn Kinny is a scheduled monument located in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The site lies upon bedrock of the Lanark Group, Early Devonian in age, comprising interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that shapes the local landscape. This geological foundation influenced both the construction and survival of the monument through millennia.
The cairn represents a form of burial or ritual monument common to upland regions of Scotland, constructed by stacking stone upon the natural bedrock beneath. The particular geology of this locality—alternating bands of harder conglomerate and softer sandstone—would have provided ready stone for building, though the extracting and moving of substantial blocks required considerable labour and organisation.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled ancient monument under reference SM4275, ensuring its preservation for archaeological study. The Lanark Group bedrock continues to play a role in the cairn's present condition, as weathering of the sandstone and conglomerate influences how the structure endures. The site remains an important record of prehistoric monumental practice in the Lanarkshire landscape.
Cairn Kinny is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4275. View the official record →
Cairn Kinny is a scheduled monument located in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4275.
Cairn Kinny 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 SM4275.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glenbuck Ironworks, 470m NW of Glenbuck Home Farm (8.7 km), Orchard,cross socket (8.7 km), St Bride's Church, Douglas (10.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Cairn Kinny'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 Kinny stands on Lanark Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.