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Tammieteeth is a cairn located 500 metres west of Cairnbeddie in Perthshire, Scotland. The monument sits on bedrock belonging to the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, sedimentary rocks of Pragian age comprising sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This ancient geological foundation provided the local building material from which the cairn was constructed.
The cairn is a burial monument typical of prehistoric Scotland, constructed by stacking stone upon the surrounding landscape. Such monuments served as burial places and territorial markers for early communities, often positioned to be visible across the local terrain. The underlying geology of mixed sandstones and siltstones would have offered abundant stone suitable for cairn-building, with larger blocks from the conglomerate strata available for structural elements.
Tammieteeth is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM7286. The site preserves evidence of Bronze Age funerary practice and continues to form a notable feature of the Perthshire landscape, testament to the enduring visibility and significance these monuments held for ancient populations and for the communities of later periods.
Tammieteeth, cairn 500m W of Cairnbeddie is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7286. View the official record →
Tammieteeth is a cairn located 500 metres west of Cairnbeddie in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7286.
Tammieteeth, cairn 500m W of Cairnbeddie 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 SM7286.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deuchny Hill,fort (7.5 km), Kinnoull Church, remains of church and churchyard, Perth (8.1 km), Perth, Cromwell's Citadel (8.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Tammieteeth, cairn 500m W of Cairnbeddie's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Tammieteeth, cairn 500m W of Cairnbeddie stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.