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North Muir, Upper Cairn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Peeblesshire, in the Scottish Borders region. The site consists of a cairn, a mound constructed from stone, which would have served as a burial structure and territorial marker within the prehistoric landscape. Such cairns are typically dated to the period between approximately 4000 and 1000 BCE, though the precise chronology of individual examples often remains uncertain without excavation. The monument is registered with Historic Environment Scotland under the reference SM2709, ensuring its protection as a scheduled ancient monument of archaeological significance.
North Muir,Upper Cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2709. View the official record →
North Muir, Upper Cairn is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Peeblesshire, in the Scottish Borders region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2709.
North Muir,Upper Cairn 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 SM2709.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including West Mains,enclosure 200m NE of (6.5 km), Old Harestanes,stone circle 180m NE of (6.7 km), Kirkurd,church SE of Castlecraig (7.4 km).
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