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Harperrig Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located on East Cairn Hill in Midlothian, Scotland. The cairn dates to the Bronze Age and represents one of several ceremonial burial sites that characterise the archaeology of the Pentland Hills region. Constructed from stone, the monument would have served as a focus for ritual deposition and commemoration of the dead during the second millennium before the present era. The site's survival and scheduled status reflect its importance as a record of Bronze Age funerary practice in the Scottish Lowlands.
Harperrig,cairn,East Cairn Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1153. View the official record →
Harperrig Cairn is a prehistoric funerary monument located on East Cairn Hill in Midlothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1153.
Harperrig,cairn,East Cairn Hill 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 SM1153.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Harperrig, cairn, West Cairn Hill (1.8 km), Cairns Castle (3.2 km), Corston Hill, cairn (5.2 km).
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