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Trestle Cairn is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders region. The cairn consists of a mound of stones constructed over a burial or ceremonial deposit, typical of funerary practices during the Bronze Age period in Scotland. Such cairns served as prominent landscape markers and repositories for the dead, reflecting the social importance of burial ritual in prehistoric communities. The monument is recorded within the national heritage database under the reference SM2164, ensuring its protection and continued archaeological interest.
Trestle Cairn,cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2164. View the official record →
Trestle Cairn is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Roxburghshire, in the Scottish Borders region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2164.
Trestle Cairn,cairn 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 SM2164.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Plenderleith, scooped settlement 300m SSW of (4.8 km), Loddan, palisaded settlement 350m NW of summit (4.8 km), Loddan, fort (5.1 km).
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