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White Cairn is a cairn situated 910 metres north-north-east of Bargrennan Cottage in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. It stands upon bedrock of the Kirkcolm Formation, a wacke deposited during the Caradocian period, which creates the underlying geology of this upland region. The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1048.
Cairns of this type represent one of Scotland's most enduring archaeological monuments, typically constructed during the Bronze Age or earlier prehistoric periods as burial structures or territorial markers. Their survival in the Scottish landscape, particularly in areas of moorland and rough pasture, reflects both their robust construction and the sparse land use that has characterised upland regions through succeeding centuries.
White Cairn contributes to the archaeological record of south-western Scotland, where cairns are distributed across areas of higher ground. The local Kirkcolm Formation bedrock would have been available as stone for construction, and the site's elevated position within Kirkcudbrightshire's undulating terrain offers considerable visibility across the surrounding landscape—a characteristic often observed in prehistoric monumental sites.
White Cairn,cairn 910m NNE of Bargrennan Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1048. View the official record →
White Cairn is a cairn situated 910 metres north-north-east of Bargrennan Cottage in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1048.
White Cairn,cairn 910m NNE of Bargrennan Cottage 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 SM1048.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Corrafeckloch,hut circle and field system 1150m SE of (1.1 km), White Cairn, chambered cairn 630m W of Glentrool School (1.3 km), Cairn Kinna, two cairns 960m ESE of Corrafeckloch (1.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of White Cairn,cairn 910m NNE of Bargrennan Cottage'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.
White Cairn,cairn 910m NNE of Bargrennan Cottage stands on Kirkcolm Formation, bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is wacke.