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Court Hill cairn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located near Loak in Perthshire, Scotland. The cairn survives as an earthen or stone mound that would have originally served as a burial structure, typical of prehistoric ritual and funerary practice in Scotland during the third and second millennia BC. As a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland designation SM1524, it represents an important archaeological resource for understanding prehistoric settlement and burial customs in the Perthshire region. The precise dating and original structural details remain subjects for archaeological investigation, though its survival demonstrates the enduring landscape presence of Neolithic and Bronze Age funerary monuments in central Scotland.
Court Hill,cairn,Loak is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1524. View the official record →
Court Hill cairn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located near Loak in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1524.
Court Hill,cairn,Loak 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 SM1524.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bertha, Roman Fort (6.5 km), Barrow, 310m WNW of 36 Lumsden Crescent (6.5 km), Fort, 80m SE of 65 Lumsden Crescent, Almondbank (6.9 km).
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