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Menzion Farm cairn is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Peeblesshire, in the rolling moorland of the Scottish Borders. The cairn stands on bedrock of the Gala Group, a hard wacke formed during the Telychian period of the Silurian, which provides a naturally stony foundation typical of the upland regions where such monuments are commonly found.
Bronze Age cairns of this type were constructed as burial and ceremonial sites, built from stone gathered locally or already present on the moorland surface. The wacke bedrock would have provided abundant material for construction, with stone breaking naturally into workable fragments. The monument's location in open moorland reflects the settlement patterns and land use of Bronze Age communities in the Borders, whose economy combined pastoralism and cultivation.
The cairn is now protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM2770, recognising its archaeological importance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and ritual practice in Peeblesshire. Such monuments remain vulnerable to erosion and damage, and their legal protection helps ensure their preservation for future study and public understanding of Bronze Age Scotland.
Menzion Farm,cairn 1280m SW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2770. View the official record →
Menzion Farm cairn is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Peeblesshire, in the rolling moorland of the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2770.
Menzion Farm,cairn 1280m SW 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 SM2770.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Menzion Farm,palisaded settlement 1550m SW of (0.2 km), Menzion Farm,three enclosed cremation cemeteries 1550m WSW of (0.4 km), Weird Law, platform settlement 550m S of summit (0.6 km).
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Menzion Farm,cairn 1280m SW of stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.