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Long Knowe is a Neolithic long cairn situated in Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents the funerary and ceremonial practices of early farming communities in south-east Scotland. Long cairns of this type typically contained burial chambers and served as communal tombs, often aligned with significant landscape features. The site is recorded within the Historic Environment Records under reference HES INSPIRE SM2154.
Long Knowe,long cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2154. View the official record →
Long Knowe is a Neolithic long cairn situated in Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2154.
Long Knowe,long cairn dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a long cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Long Knowe,long 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 SM2154.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval shieling on south bank of White Lyne 410m WSW of confluence with Little Hare Grain (7.3 km), Medieval shieling on south bank of White Lyne 230m WSW of confluence with Little Hare Grain (7.4 km), Shiel Knowe round cairn (7.4 km).
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