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Ewe Hill is a Bronze Age barrow cemetery situated 750 metres north-east of Biggarshiels Farm in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The monument comprises several earthen mounds raised over cremated remains and grave goods, typical of funerary practice during the second millennium BCE. The site occupies high ground above the local landscape, a favoured location for such burial grounds that would have remained visible and accessible to later communities.
The barrows rest upon bedrock composed of mafic lava and tuff of Silurian to Devonian age, part of the ancient volcanic sequence that underlies much of this region. This volcanic foundation would have presented a firm, well-drained base for the construction of the burial mounds, whilst the elevated position afforded views across surrounding terrain—factors that likely influenced the cemetery's location.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM4645. The barrows represent an important survival of Bronze Age funerary architecture within Lanarkshire, preserving evidence of ritual practices, social structure and burial customs from one of Scotland's most significant prehistoric periods.
Ewe Hill,barrows 750m NE of Biggarshiels Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4645. View the official record →
Ewe Hill is a Bronze Age barrow cemetery situated 750 metres north-east of Biggarshiels Farm in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4645.
Ewe Hill,barrows 750m NE of Biggarshiels Farm 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 SM4645.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coulter,settlement 190m NE of Cow Castle (7.3 km), Cow Castle,fort (7.5 km), Langloch Knowe,fort E of Nisbet (7.7 km).
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Ewe Hill,barrows 750m NE of Biggarshiels Farm stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Silurian To Devonian, bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.