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Mossfennan is a cairn located in Peeblesshire, south-central Scotland, situated approximately 510 metres south-east of the settlement from which it takes its name. The monument stands on bedrock formed from the Shinnel and Glenlee Formations, Ordovician wacke deposits laid down during the Ashgill period, which characterises much of the Southern Uplands geology in this region.
As a cairn, the monument represents a funerary or ceremonial structure built by prehistoric communities, likely dating to the Bronze Age, when such stacked-stone monuments were commonly erected across the Scottish uplands. The precise configuration and any surviving internal features cannot be determined from available records, though the survival of the monument into the modern period indicates it retained sufficient mass to resist erosion on this moorland site.
The cairn is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM2769, reflecting its significance as an archaeological resource. Its location within the rolling upland landscape of Peeblesshire places it within a region rich in prehistoric and early historic monuments, forming part of the archaeological heritage of the Scottish Borders.
Mossfennan,cairn 510m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2769. View the official record →
Mossfennan is a cairn located in Peeblesshire, south-central Scotland, situated approximately 510 metres south-east of the settlement from which it takes its name. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2769.
Mossfennan,cairn 510m SE 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 SM2769.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Menzion Farm, Giant's Stone, cairn & standing stones 590m NE of (7.8 km), Menzion Farmhouse, two enclosed cremation cemeteries 400m NNW of (8 km), Menzion Farm,enclosed cremation cemetery 600m WSW of (8.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Mossfennan,cairn 510m SE 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.
Mossfennan,cairn 510m SE of stands on Shinnel Formation And Glenlee Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is wacke.