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East Gordon Cairns 900m WNW of East Gordon is a cairns monument in Berwickshire, south-eastern Scotland. The site lies on bedrock of the Stratheden Group, Late Devonian sandstone and conglomerate laid down in interbedded sequences over 360 million years ago. This geological foundation would have provided stable ground for the monument's construction and remains visible in the surrounding landscape.
Cairns of this type, built during the Bronze Age, typically served as burial monuments or territorial markers across the upland regions of southern Scotland. The monument's location in Berwickshire places it within an established landscape of prehistoric ritual and burial practice, where such structures formed part of a wider network of communal monuments.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM4724, ensuring its preservation as an important element of the region's archaeological heritage. The monument contributes to understanding Bronze Age burial practices and land use in the Scottish Borders, recording the ways in which communities of the period marked and used their landscape.
East Gordon,cairns 900m WNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4724. View the official record →
East Gordon Cairns 900m WNW of East Gordon is a cairns monument in Berwickshire, south-eastern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4724.
East Gordon,cairns 900m 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 SM4724.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Greenknowe Tower, Gordon (2.6 km), Knock Hill,fort (4.4 km), Hareheugh Craigs, fort and settlement (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of East Gordon,cairns 900m WNW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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East Gordon,cairns 900m WNW of stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.