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Tweedford Cairn is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders, situated on bedrock of the Shinnel and Glenlee Formations. These wacke deposits, formed in the Ashgill period, underlie the moorland landscape where the cairn stands. The monument consists of a mound of stones constructed over a burial or ceremonial deposit, typical of funerary practices during the Bronze Age when such cairns served as durable markers for the dead across the upland regions of southern Scotland.
The cairn's prominent position on the undulating terrain reflects the importance of visibility in Bronze Age burial practices. Constructed from locally available stone cleared from the surrounding landscape, the monument would have been conspicuous to communities moving through the Tweed valley and across the surrounding hills. Its survival to the present day demonstrates the durability of such stone structures in the Scottish climate.
Tweedford Cairn is protected as a Scheduled Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2776, recognising its archaeological significance and ensuring its preservation for future study and public heritage interpretation.
Tweedford,cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2776. View the official record →
Tweedford Cairn is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders, situated on bedrock of the Shinnel and Glenlee Formations. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2776.
Tweedford,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 SM2776.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Chester, enclosure 180m NE of Glenrusko (7.7 km), Whiteside Rig, fort & enclosure (7.8 km), Oliver Castle,fort (7.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Tweedford,cairn'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.
Tweedford,cairn stands on Shinnel Formation And Glenlee Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is wacke.