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Meikle Cairn is a prehistoric burial monument located at Upper Minnydow in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-west Scotland. The cairn represents a form of funerary architecture typical of the Neolithic or Bronze Age periods, when such stone-built structures served as communal or individual burial places across Britain and Ireland. The monument's construction involved the accumulation of stone, a practice that reflects the significant labour investment communities were willing to commit to commemorating their dead and marking the landscape. As a recorded archaeological site within the Historic Environment Record, Meikle Cairn contributes to understanding settlement patterns and burial practices in the south-west of Scotland during prehistoric times.
Meikle Cairn,cairn,Upper Minnydow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1036. View the official record →
Meikle Cairn is a prehistoric burial monument located at Upper Minnydow in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-west Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1036.
Meikle Cairn,cairn,Upper Minnydow 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 SM1036.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Doon Hill,Mote of Doon,Doon of Urr (3.3 km), Erncrogo Loch, fish ponds 400m S of Erncrogo (6.4 km), Redcastle, standing stone 275m ESE of Graham's Wood, Haugh of Urr (6.5 km).
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