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Huntingfaulds is a cairn located in Angus, Scotland, lying approximately 200 metres north of Huntingfaulds farm. The monument sits upon bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a Pragian-age deposit of sandstone interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone that forms the underlying geology of this locality. The cairn is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM6562.
This stone burial monument represents Bronze Age funerary practice in the Tayside region, constructed on glacially-worked terrain typical of eastern Scotland. The Pragian bedrock beneath the site would have supplied readily available stone for cairn construction, with suitable stone fragments weathering naturally from the surrounding sandstone deposits and conglomeratic layers. Such stone-built monuments were commonly raised over cremated remains or inhumations.
The cairn's survival into the modern period reflects both its durable construction and the protective status it has held. Its scheduling recognises its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and burial practices in Angus, contributing to the wider understanding of Bronze Age communities in Scotland.
Huntingfaulds, cairn 200m N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6562. View the official record →
Huntingfaulds is a cairn located in Angus, Scotland, lying approximately 200 metres north of Huntingfaulds farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6562.
Huntingfaulds, cairn 200m N 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 SM6562.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tealing,dovecot (1.7 km), Martin's Stone, cross slab, Balkello (3.9 km), Craig Hill,fort and broch (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Huntingfaulds, cairn 200m N of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Huntingfaulds, cairn 200m N of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.