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Mile Cairn, 860 metres north-north-east of Ardoch in Angus, is a cairn of probable Bronze Age date. The monument sits upon bedrock of the Argyll Group, a sequence of Neoproterozoic sedimentary rocks comprising psammite, semipelite and pelite that underlie much of this region. These metamorphosed siltstones and sandstones would have been exposed as weathered stone on the hillside when the cairn was constructed, providing readily available material for its building.
The site commands views across the surrounding landscape, typical of cairn placement in the Bronze Age when monuments served both practical and ceremonial functions. The precise form and condition of the cairn are characteristic of upland Angus, where numerous examples survive in varied states of preservation across the moorland.
Mile Cairn is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6940, reflecting its importance as an archaeological resource and landscape feature.
Mile Cairn, 860m NNE of Ardoch is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6940. View the official record →
Mile Cairn, 860 metres north-north-east of Ardoch in Angus, is a cairn of probable Bronze Age date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6940.
Mile Cairn, 860m NNE of Ardoch 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 SM6940.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tarfside, cross-incised stone 650m W of St Drostan (2.6 km), Leys,kerb cairn,houses and fields on S slope of Craig of Cornescorn (7.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Mile Cairn, 860m NNE of Ardoch'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.
Mile Cairn, 860m NNE of Ardoch stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.