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Kersewell Mains Cairn is a Bronze Age burial monument located on moorland in Lanarkshire, south-central Scotland. The cairn sits on bedrock of the Inverclyde Group, a geological formation of sandstone, siltstone and mudstone deposited during the Carboniferous period. This varied stone composition would have provided suitable material for cairn construction, with builders selecting larger stones from the local bedrock and glacial deposits to create the mound.
The cairn occupies open moorland typical of upland Lanarkshire, where such monuments were commonly erected on exposed ground with commanding views of the surrounding landscape. Bronze Age communities built these structures as burial chambers and territorial markers, often positioning them prominently within their territories. The monument's location away from later settlement suggests it has been preserved through relative isolation on higher ground.
The cairn is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's designation SM11201, recognising its importance as evidence of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in central Scotland. Such upland cairns are relatively common in Lanarkshire but each represents a distinct record of prehistoric communities and their use of the landscape.
Kersewell Mains, cairn 450m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11201. View the official record →
Kersewell Mains Cairn is a Bronze Age burial monument located on moorland in Lanarkshire, south-central Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11201.
Kersewell Mains, cairn 450m NE 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 SM11201.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Greenaton Farm, enclosed settlement 250m WNW of (2.6 km), Newbigging market cross (2.7 km), Whitewellbrae Wood, henge 60m E of NE corner (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Kersewell Mains, cairn 450m NE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Kersewell Mains, cairn 450m NE of stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.