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Craigencroy is a cairn situated 270 metres south-south-east of West Ringuinea in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. The monument stands on bedrock of the Gala Group, a wacke formation dating to the Telychian period of the Silurian, which gives the landscape its characteristic rugged moorland character. Cairns of this type, built from stones gathered across the surrounding terrain, were typically constructed during the Neolithic or Bronze Age as burial monuments or territorial markers, though their precise dating and function vary considerably.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the statutory schedule designation SM1930, recognising its archaeological significance within the regional landscape. The Wigtownshire context places the cairn within a well-established prehistoric settlement pattern, though detailed information about its construction, internal structure and any associated finds remains undocumented in available records. The upland location reflects a pattern of Bronze Age activity across south-west Scotland's higher ground.
Craigencroy,cairn 270m SSE of West Ringuinea is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1930. View the official record →
Craigencroy is a cairn situated 270 metres south-south-east of West Ringuinea in Wigtownshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1930.
Craigencroy,cairn 270m SSE of West Ringuinea 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 SM1930.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Float Bay,fort SE of (0.5 km), Little Float,fort 630m SW of (1.1 km), Kirkmadrine, site of Kirkmadrine Church (1.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Craigencroy,cairn 270m SSE of West Ringuinea's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Craigencroy,cairn 270m SSE of West Ringuinea stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.