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Kirkton of Collace is a Bronze Age burial cairn located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated 420 metres south of Flowerdale Farm. The monument stands on bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, sandstone interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone laid down during the Pragian period of the Early Devonian. This geological foundation is characteristic of the rolling agricultural landscape of central Perthshire, where cairns of this type are distributed across the Lowland countryside.
The cairn belongs to a widespread tradition of monumental burial that flourished in Scotland during the Bronze Age, when communities marked the graves of their dead with substantial stone mounds. Such structures typically held cremated remains, sometimes accompanied by grave goods, within carefully constructed stone chambers or cists. The cairn at Kirkton of Collace is part of a heritage of prehistoric funerary practice that testifies to the ritual beliefs and social organisation of Bronze Age communities in this region.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM7188, ensuring its preservation for future study and public appreciation. Its survival on the Perthshire landscape provides archaeological evidence of early Bronze Age settlement and burial practices in central Scotland.
Kirkton of Collace, cairn 420m S of Flowerdale Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7188. View the official record →
Kirkton of Collace is a Bronze Age burial cairn located in Perthshire, Scotland, situated 420 metres south of Flowerdale Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7188.
Kirkton of Collace, cairn 420m S of Flowerdale Farm 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 SM7188.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Evelick,fort WSW of (6.4 km), Pitroddie Farm, souterrain & unenclosed settlement E of (7.3 km), Over Durdie, fort 550m ENE of (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Kirkton of Collace, cairn 420m S of Flowerdale Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Kirkton of Collace, cairn 420m S of Flowerdale Farm stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.