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Law of Balgreen is a prehistoric cairn located in Banffshire, Scotland. The monument consists of a stone mound typical of Bronze Age funerary practices, constructed during the second millennium BC. Cairns of this type served as burial monuments, often containing inhumations or cremations within internal stone chambers or cists. The Law of Balgreen remains an important archaeological record of early Bronze Age settlement and mortuary customs in northeast Scotland.
Law of Balgreen, cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11027. View the official record →
Law of Balgreen is a prehistoric cairn located in Banffshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11027.
Law of Balgreen, cairn 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 SM11027.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Longman Cairn, long barrow, Longman Hill (3.3 km), Castle of King Edward (3.7 km), King Edward Old Parish Church,church 220m SW of Den Bridge (4 km).
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