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Cairn of Arthurhouse is a Bronze Age burial monument situated 260 metres west of Thornylea in Kincardineshire, Scotland. The cairn stands on bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a formation of Pragian sandstone interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone that underlies this part of northeast Scotland. This geology would have provided stone suitable for cairn construction, though the builders may have selected materials from the immediate landscape. The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under scheduled monument reference SM3339.
Cairns of this type typically served as communal or individual burial places during the Bronze Age, their stone construction ensuring preservation across millennia. The Kincardineshire landscape, with its rolling terrain and outcropping stone, supported the construction of numerous such monuments during prehistory. The Cairn of Arthurhouse represents evidence of Bronze Age settlement and funerary practice in the region, its survival reflecting both the durability of stone construction and the protective measures now afforded by statutory designation.
Cairn of Arthurhouse, 260m W of Thornylea is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3339. View the official record →
Cairn of Arthurhouse is a Bronze Age burial monument situated 260 metres west of Thornylea in Kincardineshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3339.
Cairn of Arthurhouse, 260m W of Thornylea 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 SM3339.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Erskine's Knap,burial mound 600m SE of Scotston (2.7 km), Cairn of Shiels, cairn (3.3 km), Fordoun,homestead moat (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Cairn of Arthurhouse, 260m W of Thornylea's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Cairn of Arthurhouse, 260m W of Thornylea stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.