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High Auchenlarie is a Bronze Age cairn located approximately 800 metres north-west of High Auchenlarie in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-west Scotland. The monument comprises a substantial mound of stones typical of burial cairns constructed during the Bronze Age period, when such structures served as communal or individual burial monuments across Scotland. The cairn's precise dimensions and any internal structural features documented in the archaeological record would reflect the construction practices and burial customs of Bronze Age communities in the region. As a designated scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland records, the site represents evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and funerary practices in south-west Scotland.
High Auchenlarie, cairn 800m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1026. View the official record →
High Auchenlarie is a Bronze Age cairn located approximately 800 metres north-west of High Auchenlarie in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1026.
High Auchenlarie, cairn 800m NW 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 SM1026.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including High Auchenlarie,stone circle & cup & ring marked rock 380m N of (0.8 km), Kirkclaugh, cross-slab 20m E of (1.4 km), Cairn Holy, chambered cairn 35m S of Cairnholy (1.5 km).
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