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Mains of Fordie, cairn 450m W of, is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Perthshire, Scotland. The cairn represents a burial structure typical of the Bronze Age period, when such stone mounds were constructed as communal or individual sepulchres across Scotland. Its location in Perthshire places it within a landscape rich in prehistoric monuments. Like many cairns of this era, it would have served both a practical function in marking and protecting burials and a symbolic function in demonstrating territorial or social significance within the Bronze Age community.
Mains of Fordie, cairn 450m W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7137. View the official record →
Mains of Fordie, cairn 450m W of, is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7137.
Mains of Fordie, cairn 450m W 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 SM7137.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mains of Airleywight,cairn (6.3 km), Pitsundry, standing stone 250m W of (8.1 km), Campsie Linn, grange site (8.6 km).
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