Scheduled MonumentsScotlandCollessie,cairn 390m NW of Collessie Mill Farm
Cairn 390m nw of collessie mill farm

Collessie,cairn 390m NW of Collessie Mill Farm

Scotland
HES SM3950
Site type
Cairn 390m nw of collessie mill farm
Nation
Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Collessie cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated approximately 390 metres north-west of Collessie Mill Farm in Fife, Scotland. The cairn represents a form of burial practice characteristic of the Bronze Age period in Scotland, when communal and individual interments were marked by stone mounds. The monument survives as a landscape feature within the wider archaeological record of Fife, contributing to evidence of prehistoric settlement and mortuary customs in the region. Such cairns typically comprised heaped stones covering burial deposits, though the precise dimensions and current state of preservation of this particular example would require archaeological survey to establish fully.

Collessie,cairn 390m NW of Collessie Mill Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3950. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Collessie,cairn 390m NW of Collessie Mill Farm?

Collessie cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated approximately 390 metres north-west of Collessie Mill Farm in Fife, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3950.

Who is responsible for protecting Collessie,cairn 390m NW of Collessie Mill Farm?

Collessie,cairn 390m NW of Collessie Mill Farm 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 SM3950.

What other scheduled monuments are near Collessie,cairn 390m NW of Collessie Mill Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Myreside, enclosure 100m S of (6 km), Kettlebridge, barrows SW of Back Park (6.5 km), Glenorkie, barrows 300m SSE of (6.6 km).

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