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Carsegownie is a cairn located in Angus, Scotland, approximately 400 metres south-east of the settlement from which it takes its name. The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM5947. Cairns of this type were typically constructed during the Bronze Age as burial monuments, often serving as focal points in the landscape for communities practising inhumation and cremation burial rites.
The cairn sits upon bedrock belonging to the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a geological formation dating to the Pragian period. This underlying geology comprises sandstone as the dominant rock type, with subordinate deposits of conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. The sandstone bedrock would have provided a stable foundation for the monument's construction and may have influenced the choice of materials available to those who built the cairn.
The monument survives as a substantial earthwork feature within the Angus landscape. Its construction from locally-available stone reflects the practical knowledge of Bronze Age communities regarding their immediate environment. The protection afforded to Carsegownie by scheduled monument status ensures that this important archaeological site is preserved for future study and understanding of prehistoric settlement and burial practices in eastern Scotland.
Carsegownie,cairn 400m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5947. View the official record →
Carsegownie is a cairn located in Angus, Scotland, approximately 400 metres south-east of the settlement from which it takes its name. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5947.
Carsegownie,cairn 400m SE 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 SM5947.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Turin Hill, forts and cup-and-ring marked rock (1.3 km), Rob's Reed, homestead 485m ESE of Home Farm (2.5 km), Blackgate Smithy,stone circle (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Carsegownie,cairn 400m SE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Carsegownie,cairn 400m SE of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.