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Langhaugh is a cairn located in Peeblesshire, Scotland, situated 820 metres north of Langhaugh itself. The monument stands on bedrock formed from the Gala Group, a wacke deposit laid down during the Telychian period of the Silurian era. This hard, coarse-grained sedimentary stone forms much of the landscape throughout the Scottish Borders region.
The cairn is a prehistoric burial monument, likely constructed during the Bronze Age when such stone structures were raised across Scotland to commemorate the dead. The wacke bedrock beneath the site would have provided suitable stone for its construction, available from outcrops or surface stones across the moorland terrain. The exposed upland location is typical for cairns of this period, which often occupy prominent positions across the landscape.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM2941, recognising its archaeological significance and importance to our understanding of prehistoric burial practices in the Borders. The site's survival demonstrates the durability of Bronze Age construction methods and the value of these monuments as surviving markers of ancient settlement and ritual activity in the region.
Langhaugh,cairn 820m N of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2941. View the official record →
Langhaugh is a cairn located in Peeblesshire, Scotland, situated 820 metres north of Langhaugh itself. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2941.
Langhaugh,cairn 820m 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 SM2941.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Langhaugh,tower & associated buildings (0.8 km), Kirkhope,scooped homestead N of (0.9 km), Langhaugh,settlement 130m SSE of (0.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Langhaugh,cairn 820m N of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Langhaugh,cairn 820m N of stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.