Scheduled MonumentsScotlandTable Rings, cairn 500m WSW of Penshiel
Cairn 500m wsw of penshiel

Table Rings, cairn 500m WSW of Penshiel

Scotland
HES SM7872
Site type
Cairn 500m wsw of penshiel
Nation
Scotland
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Table Rings is a Bronze Age cairn located approximately 500 metres west-south-west of Penshiel in East Lothian, Scotland. The monument consists of a stone cairn of typical Bronze Age construction, situated within the broader landscape of prehistoric burial monuments characteristic of southeast Scotland. Such cairns served as burial structures and represent important evidence of Bronze Age funerary practices and settlement patterns in the region. The site is protected as a scheduled monument under Historic Environment Scotland designation SM7872.

Table Rings, cairn 500m WSW of Penshiel is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7872. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Table Rings, cairn 500m WSW of Penshiel?

Table Rings is a Bronze Age cairn located approximately 500 metres west-south-west of Penshiel in East Lothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7872.

Who is responsible for protecting Table Rings, cairn 500m WSW of Penshiel?

Table Rings, cairn 500m WSW of Penshiel 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 SM7872.

What other scheduled monuments are near Table Rings, cairn 500m WSW of Penshiel?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mainslaughter Law,cairn (4.1 km), Mutiny Stones,long cairn 1100m NNW of Byrecleugh (4.7 km), Chester's Dikes, settlement (4.8 km).

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