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Cairn o'Mount is a prehistoric burial cairn located in Kincardineshire, Scotland, situated on elevated ground in the eastern Grampians. The monument consists of a substantial stone heap typical of Bronze Age funerary practice, though the site may contain earlier Neolithic material. Its prominent position on the landscape suggests importance as a territorial marker or focal point for communities of the third or second millennium BCE. The cairn has been subject to investigation and recording by heritage authorities, though like many such monuments, its precise chronology and original dimensions remain incompletely understood due to historical disturbance and erosion.
Cairn o'Mount, cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4968. View the official record →
Cairn o'Mount is a prehistoric burial cairn located in Kincardineshire, Scotland, situated on elevated ground in the eastern Grampians. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4968.
Cairn o'Mount, cairns 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 SM4968.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glensaugh,farmstead and field system 900m NW of (2.3 km), Arnbarrow,farmstead and field system 900m NW of (3.1 km), Kincardine Deer Dyke and settlement S of East Burn of Cardowan (4.2 km).
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