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Cairnsmore of Fleet is a Bronze Age cairn situated in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-western Scotland. The monument consists of a substantial stone mound typical of funerary monuments erected during the Bronze Age period, when such cairns served as burial structures for individuals of status within their communities. Located in the Fleet valley area, the cairn represents an important archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practice in south-western Scotland. The site is recorded within the Historic Environment Record under the HES INSPIRE designation SM2316.
Cairnsmore of Fleet, cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2316. View the official record →
Cairnsmore of Fleet is a Bronze Age cairn situated in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-western Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2316.
Cairnsmore of Fleet, 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 SM2316.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Machars Hill,motte (3.6 km), Blackcraig lead mines, lade, dressing floors, smelt mill and miners' cottages, Blackcraig (6 km), Pibble,lead mines (6.8 km).
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