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Carleatheran is a Bronze Age cairn situated at the summit of the Gargunnock Hills in Stirlingshire, Scotland. The monument consists of a stone mound characteristic of funerary or ceremonial structures dating to the second millennium BCE. Its prominent hilltop location suggests ritual significance and would have afforded considerable visibility across the surrounding landscape. The cairn remains an important archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement and burial practices in central Scotland.
Carleatheran, cairn at summit, Gargunnock Hills is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7010. View the official record →
Carleatheran is a Bronze Age cairn situated at the summit of the Gargunnock Hills in Stirlingshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7010.
Carleatheran, cairn at summit, Gargunnock Hills 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 SM7010.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Broch, rock shelter and cup marked rocks, 165m W of Leckie House (2.2 km), Touch Muir,dun (3.6 km), Keir Knowe,motte 460m W of Easter Glinns (4.3 km).
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