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Tinto Cairn is a Bronze Age burial cairn situated on the summit of Tinto Hill in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, at approximately 707 metres elevation. The monument consists of a stone heap characteristic of cairn construction from the second millennium BC, marking a significant prehistoric funerary or ritual site within the landscape of central Scotland. Its prominent hilltop location would have afforded commanding views across the surrounding terrain, suggesting its construction served both commemorative and territorial functions. The cairn remains an important archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement patterns and burial practices in the region.
Tinto Cairn,cairn on summit of Tinto Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4660. View the official record →
Tinto Cairn is a Bronze Age burial cairn situated on the summit of Tinto Hill in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, at approximately 707 metres elevation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4660.
Tinto Cairn,cairn on summit of Tinto Hill 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 SM4660.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Devonshaw Hill,enclosure 300m NNE of summit (5.5 km), The Bower of Wandel, Tower. (5.6 km), Cairn, 640m ENE of Devonshaw Hill (5.6 km).
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