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Cairns, 430m South of Ross Hill, Kilcoy is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Ross-shire, Scotland. The site consists of cairn structures typical of the Bronze Age period, representing the funerary practices and monumental building traditions of prehistoric communities in the Highlands. Such cairns served as burial markers and were often constructed by heaping stones over interred remains, sometimes accompanied by artefacts reflecting the status and beliefs of the period. The monument's survival in the landscape provides archaeological evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns and ritual practices in this region of Ross-shire.
Cairns, 430m S of Ross Hill, Kilcoy is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3123. View the official record →
Cairns, 430m South of Ross Hill, Kilcoy is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Ross-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3123.
Cairns, 430m S of Ross Hill, Kilcoy 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 SM3123.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Redcastle, crannog 600m SSE of (3 km), Coul Point, crannog 1030m SW of (5.3 km), Windhill,standing stone NNE of (5.7 km).
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