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Raven Craig is a Bronze Age cairn located in Linlithgowshire, Scotland, forming part of the prehistoric ceremonial and burial landscape of central Scotland. The monument consists of a stone mound constructed during the Bronze Age, a period when such cairns served as burial monuments and ritual focal points for local communities. The site is situated in a landscape rich with archaeological remains from this era, reflecting patterns of settlement and ceremonial practice in second-millennium Scotland. As a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland's stewardship, it remains an important record of Bronze Age funerary practices and territorial organisation in the Lothian region.
Raven Craig, cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7571. View the official record →
Raven Craig is a Bronze Age cairn located in Linlithgowshire, Scotland, forming part of the prehistoric ceremonial and burial landscape of central Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7571.
Raven Craig, 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 SM7571.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gala Braes,standing stone (0.8 km), Windywa's Silvermine, silvermine 300m SW of Wester Tartraven (1 km), Cairnpapple Hill, prehistoric ceremonial complex (1.2 km).
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