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Ladykirk House barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders. The monument stands on bedrock of the Inverclyde Group, a geological formation comprising sandstone, siltstone and mudstone that was deposited during the Osagean period. These softer sedimentary rocks characterise much of the underlying geology across the region and would have presented a workable ground for the construction of such monuments.
The barrow is positioned 105 metres north of Ladykirk House, a location that reflects the long-standing practice of Bronze Age communities in repositioning settlements whilst retaining ritual and funerary sites as fixed points in the landscape. Such monuments typically served as communal or high-status burial places, often constructed from stone or earth gathered from the immediate vicinity.
The site is recorded and protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM4470, ensuring its preservation as an important archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement and burial practice in the Scottish Borders. The barrow remains a visible feature of this portion of Berwickshire's archaeological heritage.
Ladykirk House, barrow 105m N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4470. View the official record →
Ladykirk House barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4470.
Ladykirk House, barrow 105m 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 SM4470.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Twizel medieval tower house and village, post-medieval folly and garden (2.4 km), Twizel Bridge (2.5 km), Enclosure on Fadden Hill (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Ladykirk House, barrow 105m N of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Ladykirk House, barrow 105m N of stands on Inverclyde Group, bedrock that formed in the Osagean. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.