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Hatton Cairn is a cairn situated on Bractullo Muir in Angus, Scotland. The monument stands on bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a geological formation dating to the Pragian period, comprising primarily sandstone interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This mixed geology would have provided the raw materials for the cairn's construction, with stone readily available across the moorland landscape.
Cairns of this type were built across Scotland during the Bronze Age and later periods, typically serving as burial monuments or territorial markers. The exposed moorland setting of Bractullo Muir, with its rolling terrain and long-distance visibility, represents a characteristic location for such monuments.
Hatton Cairn is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6630, ensuring its preservation as part of Scotland's archaeological heritage. The monument remains an important record of the region's prehistoric and historic land use.
Hatton Cairn, cairn, Bractullo Muir is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6630. View the official record →
Hatton Cairn is a cairn situated on Bractullo Muir in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6630.
Hatton Cairn, cairn, Bractullo Muir 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 SM6630.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Bride's Ring, dun 250m W of Kingennie House (6.2 km), Craig Hill,fort and broch (6.9 km), Laws Hill,broch & fort (7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Hatton Cairn, cairn, Bractullo Muir'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.
Hatton Cairn, cairn, Bractullo Muir stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.