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Mondowie is a ring cairn situated 350 metres north-north-west of the village in Perthshire, Scotland. Dating to the Bronze Age, this monument comprises a circular arrangement of stones typical of funerary and ceremonial sites from this period. Ring cairns served as focal points for burial practices and communal ritual activity across Bronze Age Britain and Ireland, often marking significant locations within the landscape.
The monument was constructed on bedrock of the Arbutthott-Garvock Group, a Pragian-age geological formation comprising primarily sandstone with subordinate bands of conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This underlying geology would have influenced the availability and character of stone used in the cairn's construction. The local landscape of Perthshire, with its mixture of upland and lower-lying ground, positioned such monuments as visible markers across the territory.
Mondowie is protected as a Scheduled Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6960, recognising its importance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement, ritual practice and land use in central Scotland. The site contributes to understanding how Bronze Age communities organised their sacred and burial landscapes across this region of Perthshire.
Mondowie, ring cairn 350m NNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6960. View the official record →
Mondowie is a ring cairn situated 350 metres north-north-west of the village in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6960.
Mondowie, ring cairn 350m NNW of dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a ring cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Mondowie, ring cairn 350m NNW 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 SM6960.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Talla Castle (1.7 km), Lake of Menteith,Roman fort & camp (1.9 km), The Peace Stone, cup and ring marked stone 1350m NE of Gartrenich (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Mondowie, ring cairn 350m NNW 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.
Mondowie, ring cairn 350m NNW of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.