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Park House is a cairn situated 730 metres south-south-east of Park House in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The monument lies upon Permian bedrock composed of undifferentiated mudstone, siltstone and sandstone, geological deposits formed during the Permian period when this region lay beneath shallow seas. The underlying geology would have provided stone for cairn construction and shaped the local landscape visible to those who raised this monument in prehistory.
Cairns of this type typically date to the Bronze Age and served as funerary monuments, marking the burial places of significant individuals within their communities. The stacked stone structure would have been a prominent landmark across the moorland terrain of Dumfriesshire, visible across considerable distances and serving as a lasting memorial to the dead.
The cairn is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM4407, recognising its importance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and burial practice in the region. The monument survives as a testament to Bronze Age communities who occupied the hills and valleys of south-western Scotland, though the precise details of its construction and use remain unrecorded in historical sources.
Park House,cairn 730m SSE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4407. View the official record →
Park House is a cairn situated 730 metres south-south-east of Park House in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4407.
Park House,cairn 730m SSE 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 SM4407.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Liddel Strength motte and bailey castle and fortified tower house (1.5 km), Woodslee,burial mound 250m SW of (1.9 km), Gilnockie Castle, earthwork NE of Gilnockie Bridge (3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Park House,cairn 730m SSE of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Park House,cairn 730m SSE of stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.