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Carscreugh Croft cairn is a Bronze Age burial monument located approximately 800 metres south-southeast of Carscreugh Croft in Wigtownshire, southwest Scotland. The cairn represents a typical example of funerary architecture from the Bronze Age period, when such stone-built mounds served as communal or individual burial structures across Scotland. The monument's survival into the modern period provides evidence of prehistoric settlement and burial practices in the Wigtownshire landscape. As a scheduled ancient monument under Historic Environment Scotland protection, the cairn contributes to understanding Bronze Age funerary traditions in this region of Dumfries and Galloway.
Carscreugh Croft,cairn 800m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2257. View the official record →
Carscreugh Croft cairn is a Bronze Age burial monument located approximately 800 metres south-southeast of Carscreugh Croft in Wigtownshire, southwest Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2257.
Carscreugh Croft,cairn 800m SSE 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 SM2257.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cascreugh Castle (1.7 km), Glenluce Abbey (5.3 km), Glenluce Roman camp, 380m W of Corsehead (5.9 km).
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