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Loch Flemington, barrow 1000m SSE of Balspardon, is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Inverness-shire in the Scottish Highlands. The monument stands on bedrock of Middle Old Red Sandstone, comprising conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone laid down during the Middle Devonian period. This geological foundation would have shaped both the construction and preservation of the barrow.
Barrows of this type typically served as communal or elite burial monuments, built by upland communities during the Bronze Age. The location near Balspardon places the barrow within a landscape of similar archaeological remains, characteristic of ceremonial use of the upland regions of Inverness-shire. The Loch Flemington area's geology and topography would have been significant in the choice of burial site.
The barrow is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's register (SM5005), reflecting its importance as evidence of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the Scottish Highlands. The monument survives as a tangible record of prehistoric ritual and community organisation in this region.
Loch Flemington, barrow 1000m SSE of Balspardon is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5005. View the official record →
Loch Flemington, barrow 1000m SSE of Balspardon, is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Inverness-shire in the Scottish Highlands. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5005.
Loch Flemington, barrow 1000m SSE of Balspardon 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 SM5005.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dalcross Church (4.7 km), Dun Evan,fort (4.9 km), St Barevan's Church and Churchyard, Foxmoss Wood (5.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Loch Flemington, barrow 1000m SSE of Balspardon's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Loch Flemington, barrow 1000m SSE of Balspardon stands on Middle Old Red Sandstone (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.