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Table Rings is a cairn located 500 metres west-southwest of Penshiel in East Lothian, Scotland. The monument stands upon bedrock of the Gala Group, sedimentary wacke deposited during the Telychian period of the Silurian, which provides the underlying geological foundation of the surrounding landscape. The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7872.
Cairns of this type were typically constructed during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods as burial monuments or ritual markers. The monument's position in the East Lothian landscape reflects patterns of prehistoric settlement and land use across the southern Scottish uplands. The local geology of hard wacke stone would have provided suitable material for cairn construction, and the elevated position offers views across the surrounding terrain.
The monument remains an important record of early human activity in this part of Scotland. Its survival as a scheduled monument ensures protection for the site's archaeological integrity and its contribution to understanding the prehistoric use and settlement patterns of East Lothian.
Table Rings, cairn 500m WSW of Penshiel is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7872. View the official record →
Table Rings is a cairn located 500 metres west-southwest of Penshiel in East Lothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7872.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Table Rings, cairn 500m WSW of Penshiel's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Table Rings, cairn 500m WSW of Penshiel stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.