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Mijas is a cairn situated 200 metres north-north-east of the settlement, in the rolling landscape of Perthshire, Scotland. The monument sits upon bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a geological formation dating to the Pragian period, composed primarily of sandstone interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This mixed geology would have provided the raw materials for cairn construction, with stone readily available from the local bedrock and surface deposits across the surrounding terrain.
Cairns of this type served as communal burial monuments or territorial markers, typically erected during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. Their construction involved the deliberate accumulation of stone over a burial pit or central feature, a practice widespread across upland Scotland. The specific location of Mijas, positioned on Perthshire's varied topography, suggests it formed part of the broader landscape organisation of prehistoric communities in this region.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the designation SM8879, recognising its archaeological significance and preserving it for future study. The cairn survives as a physical record of prehistoric settlement patterns and burial practices in central Scotland, its form and composition intrinsically linked to the Pragian geology upon which it stands.
Mijas, cairn 200m NNE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8879. View the official record →
Mijas is a cairn situated 200 metres north-north-east of the settlement, in the rolling landscape of Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8879.
Mijas, cairn 200m NNE 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 SM8879.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dunning, Roman camp 420m NW of Haughend (3.4 km), Ardagie,homestead moat (3.7 km), Dun Knock, fort (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Mijas, cairn 200m NNE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Mijas, cairn 200m NNE of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.