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Drumfern is a Bronze Age cairn and the remains of a stone circle located in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. The site comprises a burial cairn typical of Bronze Age funerary practice, accompanied by the degraded remains of an associated stone circle, which would have formed part of a ritual or ceremonial complex. The monument testifies to the religious and commemorative practices of Bronze Age communities in south-west Scotland, reflecting the importance placed upon monumental burial and the definition of sacred space. The site has been recorded under Historic Environment Scotland's designation as SM1019, recognising its archaeological significance as part of the broader Bronze Age archaeological landscape of Kirkcudbrightshire.
Drumfern,cairn and remains of stone circle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1019. View the official record →
Drumfern is a Bronze Age cairn and the remains of a stone circle located in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1019.
Drumfern,cairn and remains of stone circle dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a cairn and remains of stone circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Drumfern,cairn and remains of stone circle 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 SM1019.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Thieves, standing stones, Blair Hill (0.8 km), Napper's Cottage,chambered cairn (0.9 km), Cordorcan, cairn 750m NE of (1.5 km).
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