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Todholes is a cairn situated 1000 metres north-north-east of Todholes in Stirlingshire, Scotland. The monument stands on bedrock composed of Dinantian extrusive rocks of Mississippian age, a foundation of ancient mafic lava and tuff deposited over 320 million years ago during the Carboniferous period. This volcanic geology underlies much of the surrounding moorland landscape.
The cairn represents a Bronze Age burial monument, a widespread form of funerary architecture constructed across Scotland during the second millennium BC. Built from stone gathered from the local terrain, such cairns typically contained burial chambers or cists and served as enduring landscape markers for Bronze Age communities. The Stirlingshire uplands provided suitable terrain for these monuments, with numerous examples scattered across the region's hills and moorland.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM2492, reflecting its archaeological significance and status as part of Scotland's Bronze Age heritage. The cairn survives as a physical testament to prehistoric burial practices and demonstrates the enduring relationship between Bronze Age communities and their landscape.
Todholes,cairn 1000m NNE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2492. View the official record →
Todholes is a cairn situated 1000 metres north-north-east of Todholes in Stirlingshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2492.
Todholes,cairn 1000m NNE of 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 SM2492.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Todholes,cairn 1300m NNW of (0.4 km), Sir John de Graham's Castle (1.2 km), Fintry Castle, remains of (3.6 km).
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Todholes,cairn 1000m NNE of stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Dinantian, bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.