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Cairn Knap is a cairn located in Angus, Scotland. Like other cairns of Bronze Age date, it would originally have comprised a substantial mound of stones constructed over a burial chamber or cist, serving as a monument to the dead and a prominent landmark in the landscape. The monument stands on bedrock composed of Silurian to Devonian extrusive rocks, predominantly mafic lava and tuff formed during the Devonian period, giving the locality a foundation of ancient volcanic geology.
The cairn's position in Angus places it within a region rich in prehistoric funerary monuments, where such structures frequently commanded views across surrounding terrain. The stones used in its construction would have been gathered from the immediate locality, worked from the volcanic bedrock and surface deposits characteristic of this area.
Cairn Knap is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6093, recognising its archaeological significance and the protection afforded to it under national heritage legislation. This scheduling ensures that the monument and its immediate setting are safeguarded for future research and understanding of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in Angus.
Cairn Knap,cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6093. View the official record →
Cairn Knap is a cairn located in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6093.
Cairn Knap,cairn 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 SM6093.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newton of Boysack, unenclosed settlement 410m SE of (2.8 km), West Mains of Colliston,enclosure 300m WNW of (2.8 km), Colliston Castle,enclosure,souterrain,ring ditches & pit alignment (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Cairn Knap,cairn's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Cairn Knap,cairn stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.