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Wester Yardhouses, cairn 630m S of, is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The cairn represents a funerary structure typical of the Bronze Age period, when such earthen and stone mounds were constructed to mark elite or communal burial sites across Scotland. The site is recorded within the Historic Environment Scotland database under designation SM11231, reflecting its status as a scheduled ancient monument of archaeological significance. The precise dimensions and current condition of the cairn reflect the survival patterns common to Bronze Age funerary monuments in the Lanarkshire landscape, though detailed archaeological investigation would be required to establish specific constructional details or associated finds.
Wester Yardhouses, cairn 630m S of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11231. View the official record →
Wester Yardhouses, cairn 630m S of, is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11231.
Wester Yardhouses, cairn 630m S 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 SM11231.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Windygates, hut-circle 385m NNW of (1.4 km), Kersewell Mains,cairn 1400m E of (2.5 km), Greenaton Farm, enclosed settlement 250m WNW of (2.8 km).
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