Scheduled MonumentsScotlandCairn Motherie,cairn,Creigh Hill
Cairn,creigh hill

Cairn Motherie,cairn,Creigh Hill

Scotland
HES SM6343
Site type
Cairn,creigh hill
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

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Overview

History & significance

Cairn Motherie is a prehistoric burial cairn located on Creigh Hill in Angus, Scotland. The monument consists of a stone cairn of Bronze Age date, representing one of the funerary structures erected during the second millennium before the present era. Such cairns served as communal or individual burial monuments and are characteristic of upland settlement patterns in eastern Scotland during prehistory. The site is recorded within the Historic Environment Scotland database under the reference SM6343.

Cairn Motherie,cairn,Creigh Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6343. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cairn Motherie,cairn,Creigh Hill?

Cairn Motherie is a prehistoric burial cairn located on Creigh Hill in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6343.

Who is responsible for protecting Cairn Motherie,cairn,Creigh Hill?

Cairn Motherie,cairn,Creigh 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 SM6343.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cairn Motherie,cairn,Creigh Hill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kilry, standing stone 100m NNE of Kilry School (5.6 km), Auchrannie,enclosure 550m NE of (6.7 km), Remains of three stone settings and a standing stone, West Schurroch (6.9 km).

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