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Normangill Rig cairn is a prehistoric stone monument located in Lanarkshire, Scotland, situated approximately 1000 metres south of Normangill. The cairn stands on bedrock composed of Portpatrick and Glenwhargen Formations, undifferentiated wacke deposits laid down during the Caradocian period of the Ordovician era. This ancient geology would have provided suitable stone for cairn construction in an upland landscape typical of such Bronze Age burial monuments in the Southern Uplands.
The monument is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland reference SM4526, reflecting its archaeological significance. Cairns of this type were built as burial structures or ceremonial markers during the Bronze Age, serving both funerary and territorial functions within prehistoric communities. The exposed, elevated terrain around Normangill would have been chosen for visibility across the surrounding moorland, a characteristic positioning for monuments intended to mark important locations within the ancient landscape.
Today the cairn remains a record of Bronze Age settlement and ritual practices in this part of Lanarkshire, preserved within the moorland environment that has changed little since its construction.
Normangill Rig,cairn 1000m S of Normangill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4526. View the official record →
Normangill Rig cairn is a prehistoric stone monument located in Lanarkshire, Scotland, situated approximately 1000 metres south of Normangill. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4526.
Normangill Rig,cairn 1000m S of Normangill 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 SM4526.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bodsberry Hill,fort (4.7 km), Glengeith, settlement, bastle house and field system (5.2 km), Bodsberry Hill to Little Clyde,Roman road (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Normangill Rig,cairn 1000m S of Normangill'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.
Normangill Rig,cairn 1000m S of Normangill stands on Portpatrick Formation And Glenwhargen Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is wacke.