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White Cairn is a prehistoric cairn located approximately 910 metres north-north-east of Bargrennan Cottage in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-western Scotland. The monument belongs to the Bronze Age or earlier prehistoric period, consistent with cairn construction practices across the region during the second and third millennia before the common era. The site represents the funerary or ceremonial practices of early farming communities in Dumfries and Galloway, contributing to the archaeological record of Neolithic and Bronze Age settlement patterns in south-western Scotland.
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 prehistoric cairn located approximately 910 metres north-north-east of Bargrennan Cottage in Kirkcudbrightshire, south-western 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).
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