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Cairn More, Barncorkrie is a prehistoric burial monument located in Wigtownshire, south-western Scotland. The cairn sits upon bedrock of the Hawick Group, a formation of wacke sandstones dating to the Wenlock period of the Silurian era, which characterises much of this region's underlying geology. The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4770, reflecting its archaeological significance.
Cairns of this type were typically constructed during the Bronze Age as communal or individual burial sites, built by heaping stone upon the ground to mark graves and commemorate the dead. The wacke bedrock upon which Cairn More stands would have provided readily available stone for its construction, a material widely used in cairn-building across south-western Scotland. The Wigtownshire landscape, with its moorland character and granite intrusions, contains numerous similar monuments from the same prehistoric period.
The monument remains visible in the landscape as a physical link to the Bronze Age communities that inhabited this part of Scotland. Its survival and legal protection ensure that this ancient burial site continues to contribute to our understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns and ritual practices in the south-west of Scotland.
Cairn More,Barncorkrie,cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4770. View the official record →
Cairn More, Barncorkrie is a prehistoric burial monument located in Wigtownshire, south-western Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4770.
Cairn More,Barncorkrie,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 SM4770.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dun and fort, Crammag Head (2.5 km), High Drummore Mote,motte (2.7 km), Dunman,fort,Slock Mill (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Cairn More,Barncorkrie,cairn'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 More,Barncorkrie,cairn stands on Hawick Group, bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is wacke.