Scheduled MonumentsScotlandDoonies, kerb cairn 450m WNW of
Bronze Age · Kerb cairn

Doonies, kerb cairn 450m WNW of

Scotland
HES SM6910
Period
Bronze Age
Site type
Kerb cairn
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Doonies Kerb Cairn is a Bronze Age ceremonial monument located approximately 450 metres west-northwest of Doonies in Angus, Scotland. The site comprises a cairn of stacked stone surrounded by a kerb or perimeter wall of stones, a burial construction type characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice in Scotland, typically dating to the second millennium before the present. Kerb cairns of this type served as monuments marking elite burials and held significance as territorial or dynastic markers within Bronze Age communities. The monument is registered in the Historic Environment Scotland INSPIRE database under reference SM6910 and remains an important archaeological record of Bronze Age mortuary and ceremonial activity in Angus.

Doonies, kerb cairn 450m WNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6910. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Doonies, kerb cairn 450m WNW of?

Doonies Kerb Cairn is a Bronze Age ceremonial monument located approximately 450 metres west-northwest of Doonies in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6910.

What period does Doonies, kerb cairn 450m WNW of date from?

Doonies, kerb cairn 450m WNW of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a kerb cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Doonies, kerb cairn 450m WNW of?

Doonies, kerb cairn 450m WNW 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 SM6910.

What other scheduled monuments are near Doonies, kerb cairn 450m WNW of?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Meall Beag,settlement and field systems (2.1 km), Redlatches,settlement and field system 200m W of (3.6 km), Birkhill, ring ditch houses 500m SSE of (3.7 km).

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