Scheduled MonumentsScotlandWhite Cairn, cairn 1600m NNE of Beoch
Cairn 1600m nne of beoch

White Cairn, cairn 1600m NNE of Beoch

Scotland
HES SM7403
Site type
Cairn 1600m nne of beoch
Nation
Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

White Cairn is a Bronze Age cairn located approximately 1600 metres north-north-east of Beoch in Wigtownshire, south-western Scotland. The monument consists of a mound of stones typical of burial cairns constructed during the Bronze Age, a period when such structures served as communal or individual burial monuments across Scotland. The site is recorded in the Scheduled Monument register under Historic Environment Scotland's designation SM7403 and represents part of the Bronze Age funerary landscape of the Machars peninsula region.

White Cairn, cairn 1600m NNE of Beoch is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7403. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is White Cairn, cairn 1600m NNE of Beoch?

White Cairn is a Bronze Age cairn located approximately 1600 metres north-north-east of Beoch in Wigtownshire, south-western Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7403.

Who is responsible for protecting White Cairn, cairn 1600m NNE of Beoch?

White Cairn, cairn 1600m NNE of Beoch 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 SM7403.

What other scheduled monuments are near White Cairn, cairn 1600m NNE of Beoch?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mahaar, barrow 320m N of (8.5 km), Barrow and pit alignment, 420m NE of Mahaar (8.6 km), Barrow and enclosures, 330m NNW of Kirminnoch (8.8 km).

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