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Drummuckloch Hill is a Bronze Age cairn and standing stone located approximately 1140 metres north-northeast of Drummuckloch in Wigtownshire, southwestern Scotland. The monument consists of a stone cairn of typical Bronze Age construction, accompanied by an associated standing stone, representing the funerary and ritual practices of prehistoric communities in the region. Such paired monuments are characteristic of Bronze Age ceremonial sites in southwest Scotland, where cairns served as burial structures for elite individuals or communities whilst standing stones often functioned as territorial markers or ritual foci. The site remains an important archaeological indicator of Bronze Age settlement patterns and burial practices in Wigtownshire.
Drummuckloch Hill, cairn & standing stone 1140m NNE of Drummuckloch is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7413. View the official record →
Drummuckloch Hill is a Bronze Age cairn and standing stone located approximately 1140 metres north-northeast of Drummuckloch in Wigtownshire, southwestern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7413.
Drummuckloch Hill, cairn & standing stone 1140m NNE of Drummuckloch dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a cairn & standing stone 1140m nne of drummuckloch. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Drummuckloch Hill, cairn & standing stone 1140m NNE of Drummuckloch 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 SM7413.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gallahill,cairn 300m NNW of (8.2 km), Mid Ochtrelure, enclosure 250m NNW of (8.3 km), Barrows, enclosures and cist burials, 810m NE of Cults (8.7 km).
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