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Mawcarse Cottage Barrows, 200 metres south-south-east of Mawcarse Cottage, is a barrow cemetery located in Kinross-shire, Scotland. The site comprises multiple burial mounds constructed on bedrock formed from the Stratheden Group, a Late Devonian sequence of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate. This substantial geological foundation provided stable ground for the Bronze Age burials that these earthworks represent. The barrows are situated within a landscape where such monuments are characteristic features of prehistoric settlement and mortuary practice across central Scotland.
The mounds were constructed to mark the resting places of individuals and families during the Bronze Age, a period when burial practice in Scotland commonly involved the deposition of cremated or inhumed remains beneath substantial earthworks. The Stratheden sandstone and conglomerate bedrock, visible in local outcrops, would have been familiar to the communities who built these monuments and shaped their understanding of the land.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7611, reflecting its importance as a record of prehistoric funerary practice. Barrow cemeteries such as this represent concentrated areas of burial activity and provide evidence for the organisation and beliefs of Bronze Age communities in eastern Scotland.
Mawcarse Cottage, barrows 200m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7611. View the official record →
Mawcarse Cottage Barrows, 200 metres south-south-east of Mawcarse Cottage, is a barrow cemetery located in Kinross-shire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7611.
Mawcarse Cottage, barrows 200m SSE 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 SM7611.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Serf's Priory (5.3 km), Brunthill, settlement 200m NW of (5.6 km), Classlochie, souterrain 320m NE of (5.8 km).
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Mawcarse Cottage, barrows 200m SSE of stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.