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Craighead barrow and cairn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 820 metres northwest of Craighead in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The monument consists of a barrow and cairn, representing a burial structure typical of prehistoric Scotland where such monuments served as communal or individual sepulchral sites. The precise dating and cultural attribution of this particular example remain uncertain, though its form and location are consistent with funerary practices extending across the Neolithic and early Bronze Age periods in the region. The monument is recorded in the Historic Environment Record as a scheduled ancient monument under reference HES INSPIRE SM4517.
Craighead, barrow and cairn 820m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4517. View the official record →
Craighead barrow and cairn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 820 metres northwest of Craighead in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4517.
Craighead, barrow and cairn 820m NW 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 SM4517.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lettershaws,platform settlement 1000m NE of (2.8 km), Boghead,platform settlement 500m SW of (5.2 km), Waterhead,platform settlement 900m N of (5.4 km).
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