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Cairn Ley is a prehistoric cairn situated on Glaschul Hill in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The monument comprises a stone mound of Bronze Age or earlier date, consistent with the cairn-building traditions of northern Scotland during the second and third millennia before the present era. Such cairns typically served funerary or ceremonial purposes within their contemporary landscape. The site is recorded within the Historic Environment Scotland database under the reference SM10 and remains of archaeological interest as evidence of early settlement and ritual practice in the Aberdeenshire region.
Cairn Ley, cairn, Glaschul Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10. View the official record →
Cairn Ley is a prehistoric cairn situated on Glaschul Hill in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM10.
Cairn Ley, cairn, Glaschul 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 SM10.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including West Davoch, cairn 490m WNW of (7.4 km), Sunnybrae, cairn 160m N of (7.7 km), Milton of Migvie,souterrain 400m SW of (8.1 km).
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