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Cantleyhills is a cairn situated in Kincardineshire in the northeast of Scotland, standing on bedrock of the Southern Highland Group formed during the Middle Cambrian period. The underlying geology comprises psammite and pelite, metamorphic rocks typical of this ancient geological formation, which would have been exposed to Bronze Age communities inhabiting this landscape. The cairn is constructed from stone gathered from the surrounding terrain, a common practice for burial monuments built during the second and early first millennia BC across northern Britain. Such monuments served as focal points for communities, marking significant burial sites and territorial boundaries within the agricultural landscape. The survival of the cairn reflects both the durability of its stone construction and the protective isolation of upland Kincardineshire. The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under scheduled monument reference SM3298, recognising its archaeological importance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and ritual practice in northeast Scotland.
Cantleyhills, cairn 150m SSW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3298. View the official record →
Cantleyhills is a cairn situated in Kincardineshire in the northeast of Scotland, standing on bedrock of the Southern Highland Group formed during the Middle Cambrian period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3298.
Cantleyhills, cairn 150m SSW of 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 SM3298.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cowie Chapel,chapel 180m N of Cowie Castle (3 km), Castle of Cowie (3.2 km), Cowie Line, pill boxes & anti-tank blocks 200m SW-275m SE of Ury House (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Cantleyhills, cairn 150m SSW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Cantleyhills, cairn 150m SSW of stands on Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is psammite and pelite.