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Pendreich is a pair of Bronze Age cairns located on high ground in Perthshire, some 960 metres north-east of Pendreich settlement. The monuments sit upon sandstone bedrock of the Arbuttnott-Garvock Group, Pragian in age, interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This upland location, typical for funerary monuments of the Bronze Age, would have been chosen for its prominence and visibility across the surrounding landscape.
The two cairns represent a common pattern of burial practice during the Bronze Age, when communities constructed stone mounds to mark the graves of their dead. Such cairn pairs suggest either contemporary construction or the reuse of ceremonial sites across generations. The Pragian sandstone and conglomerate bedrock would have provided readily available stone for building the cairns themselves, a practical consideration in monument construction.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's reference SM2544, reflecting its archaeological and historical significance. The cairns survive as earthworks on the Perthshire uplands, contributing to our understanding of Bronze Age funerary practice and settlement patterns in central Scotland during the second millennium BC.
Pendreich,two cairns 960m ENE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2544. View the official record →
Pendreich is a pair of Bronze Age cairns located on high ground in Perthshire, some 960 metres north-east of Pendreich settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2544.
Pendreich,two cairns 960m ENE 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 SM2544.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stirling,Argyll Lodging,house (5.8 km), Stirling, Mar's Wark, uncompleted residence (5.8 km), Stirling, Royal Gardens including King's Knot (6 km).
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Pendreich,two cairns 960m ENE of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.