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Fagyad Hill is a cairn situated in Lanarkshire, Scotland. This prehistoric monument consists of a mound of stones constructed upon bedrock of the Kirkcolm Formation, a Caradocian wacke that would have been exposed or shallowly buried when the cairn was built. The wacke's fractured nature would have provided readily available stone for construction, likely gathered from the immediate landscape surrounding the site.
Cairns of this type typically served as burial monuments or ritual structures, though the specific purpose of this example remains undetermined without excavation. The monument's position on bedrock geology that naturally breaks into usable fragments suggests that the builders selected this location partly for the practical advantage of nearby building materials, a common factor in prehistoric monument placement across Scotland.
Fagyad Hill is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference number SM4254. This designation ensures its preservation and prevents unauthorised disturbance, allowing the cairn to survive as evidence of prehistoric activity in Lanarkshire.
Fagyad Hill,cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4254. View the official record →
Fagyad Hill is a cairn situated in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4254.
Fagyad Hill,cairn 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 SM4254.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glengeith, settlement, bastle house and field system (6.7 km), Historic gold workings, Leadhills, South Lanarkshire (6.7 km), Bodsberry Hill,fort (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Fagyad Hill,cairn's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Fagyad Hill,cairn stands on Kirkcolm Formation, bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is wacke.