Scheduled MonumentsScotlandPisgah Saucer Barrows or Whitefield Cairns

Pisgah Saucer Barrows or Whitefield Cairns

Scotland
HES SM2299
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Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Whitefield Cairns is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Roxburghshire, Scotland. The site comprises multiple cairns dating to the second millennium BC, representing an important funerary landscape from the Bronze Age period in the Scottish Borders. These monuments reflect the burial practices and ceremonial traditions of Bronze Age communities in south-eastern Scotland, with their physical form and distribution across the landscape providing evidence of sustained occupation and territorial organisation during this era. The cairns remain significant archaeological features that contribute to understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and ritual practices in the region.

Pisgah Saucer Barrows or Whitefield Cairns is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2299. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Pisgah Saucer Barrows or Whitefield Cairns?

Whitefield Cairns is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Roxburghshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2299.

Who is responsible for protecting Pisgah Saucer Barrows or Whitefield Cairns?

Pisgah Saucer Barrows or Whitefield Cairns 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 SM2299.

What other scheduled monuments are near Pisgah Saucer Barrows or Whitefield Cairns?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Birny Knowe,earthwork (8.2 km), Stobs Camp, prisoner of war camp and cemetery, military training camp and trenches, Stobs (9.1 km), Barns Burn,fort 680m NW of Newton Hill (9.5 km).

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