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Shaw's Moor cairnfield and ring-cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located south of Hospital Wood in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The site comprises a cairnfield with associated ring-cairn, a form of burial monument characteristic of Bronze Age communities in southern Scotland. The ring-cairn, a circular stone structure with a central burial deposit, represents a significant development in funerary practice during this period and demonstrates the ritual and ceremonial importance placed on burial grounds by prehistoric societies. The wider cairnfield context suggests sustained use of the location for interment over a considerable timespan, providing evidence of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practices in the region.
Shaw's Moor,cairnfield and ring-cairn S of Hospital Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5919. View the official record →
Shaw's Moor cairnfield and ring-cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located south of Hospital Wood in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5919.
Shaw's Moor,cairnfield and ring-cairn S of Hospital Wood 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 SM5919.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dalswinton Old House (3 km), Bankfoot,Roman camps & forts,Dalswinton (3.4 km), Ellisland,Roman camps (3.8 km).
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