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Kelly Bank Cottage cairn is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Renfrewshire, south-west Scotland. The cairn rises from bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a Late Devonian formation of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that provides the underlying geology of this upland landscape. This stone-based foundation would have influenced both the construction method and material availability for those who raised the cairn in antiquity.
The monument lies approximately 1,240 metres east-north-east of Kelly Bank Cottage, from which it takes its name. Situated at this distance from the farm steading, the cairn occupies a position typical of Bronze Age funerary monuments, removed from habitation yet visible within the local terrain. The specific topography and exposure of the site reflect deliberate placement within the Renfrewshire uplands.
The cairn is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM12841, recognising its archaeological significance and Bronze Age date. Such monuments form an important record of burial practices and territorial markers within early second-millennium Scotland, and protection ensures the site's preservation for future study and public understanding.
Kelly Bank Cottage, cairn 1240m ENE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12841. View the official record →
Kelly Bank Cottage cairn is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Renfrewshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12841.
Kelly Bank Cottage, cairn 1240m ENE 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 SM12841.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kelly Bank Cottage, cairn 1200m ENE of (0.1 km), Kelly Bank Cottage, cairn 750m E of (0.6 km), Glen Everton House, cairn 540m SSE of (1.7 km).
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Kelly Bank Cottage, cairn 1240m ENE of stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.