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Cairn of Shiels is a Bronze Age burial cairn located in Kincardineshire in northeast Scotland. The monument consists of a mounded pile of stones typical of prehistoric funerary practice, constructed during the Bronze Age period when such cairns served as communal or individual burial monuments across Scotland. The site is recorded in the national heritage database under the Historic Environment Scotland reference SM5315, reflecting its archaeological importance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement and burial customs in the region. Like many cairns of this period in Kincardineshire, it represents the material culture and ritual practices of Bronze Age communities in what is now the northeast of Scotland.
Cairn of Shiels, cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5315. View the official record →
Cairn of Shiels is a Bronze Age burial cairn located in Kincardineshire in northeast Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5315.
Cairn of Shiels, 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 SM5315.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Erskine's Knap,burial mound 600m SE of Scotston (1.9 km), Tower of Johnston,cairn and tower (3.3 km), Cairn of Arthurhouse, 260m W of Thornylea (3.3 km).
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