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Kelly Bank Cottage cairn is a prehistoric burial monument situated 750 metres east of Kelly Bank Cottage in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The cairn sits upon bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a sequence of Late Devonian sandstone and conglomerate laid down in alternating beds. This solid geological foundation provided a stable base for its Bronze Age constructors, who built the monument from stone gathered locally from the surrounding landscape.
The cairn represents a form of burial practice common in Bronze Age Scotland, when such stone monuments marked the graves of individuals or small family groups. The site's location in lowland Renfrewshire places it within a landscape that would have supported pastoral communities during the second and first millennia before the Common Era. The monument's survival to the present day, despite agricultural activity in the region, reflects both its robust construction and the value placed upon it by successive generations.
The cairn is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12840, recognising its significance as evidence of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in central Scotland. Its preservation allows future study of prehistoric funerary customs and the use of local geological materials in monumental construction.
Kelly Bank Cottage, cairn 750m E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12840. View the official record →
Kelly Bank Cottage cairn is a prehistoric burial monument situated 750 metres east of Kelly Bank Cottage in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12840.
Kelly Bank Cottage, cairn 750m E 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 SM12840.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kelly Bank Cottage, cairn 1200m ENE of (0.5 km), Kelly Bank Cottage, cairn 1240m ENE of (0.6 km), Glen Everton House, cairn 540m SSE of (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Kelly Bank Cottage, cairn 750m E of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Kelly Bank Cottage, cairn 750m E of stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.