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Carscreugh Croft is a cairn located 800 metres south-south-east of the settlement from which it takes its name, in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. The monument stands upon bedrock of the Shinnel and Glenlee Formations, Ordovician wacke deposits that underlie this upland region. These hard sedimentary rocks would have provided the stone from which the cairn was constructed.
The cairn belongs to a widespread tradition of stone-built funerary monuments dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. Such structures were typically raised over burials or cremations and frequently served as territorial markers on the landscape. The Wigtownshire hills contain numerous examples of these monuments, reflecting sustained prehistoric settlement and land use in the area.
Carscreugh Croft cairn is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2257, ensuring its preservation for future study. The monument's survival on the Galloway uplands contributes to understanding the pattern of ancient burial practices and land occupation in south-west Scotland during prehistory.
Carscreugh Croft,cairn 800m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2257. View the official record →
Carscreugh Croft is a cairn located 800 metres south-south-east of the settlement from which it takes its name, in Wigtownshire, south-west 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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Carscreugh Croft,cairn 800m SSE of stands on Shinnel Formation And Glenlee Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is wacke.