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Home Plantation is a Bronze Age square barrow cemetery located 350 metres south-south-west of Nithbank in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The site comprises a group of square burial mounds characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice in southern Scotland, where such monuments typically served as the burial places of individuals of status within their communities. The cemetery's location in the upper Nithsdale region reflects the pattern of Bronze Age settlement and land use in this part of the Scottish Borders, with such burial grounds often positioned on elevated or prominent terrain. The monument remains an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age mortuary practices and social organisation in south-western Scotland.
Home Plantation, square barrow cemetery 350m SSW of Nithbank is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13710. View the official record →
Home Plantation is a Bronze Age square barrow cemetery located 350 metres south-south-west of Nithbank in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13710.
Home Plantation, square barrow cemetery 350m SSW of Nithbank 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 SM13710.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kirkland,enclosure 300m WNW of (3 km), Capenoch Loch,long cairn (4.6 km), Tynron Doon,fort (5.4 km).
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