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Whitestone Cairn is a Bronze Age burial monument located on Harestone Hill in East Lothian, Scotland. The cairn survives as a stony mound which would originally have served as a covering for inhumed or cremated human remains, typical of funerary practice during the Bronze Age period. Its position on elevated terrain reflects the deliberate siting of such monuments within the Bronze Age landscape, offering visibility across the surrounding countryside. The monument is recorded within the national heritage record under the designation HES INSPIRE SM5921.
Whitestone Cairn,cairn,Harestone Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5921. View the official record →
Whitestone Cairn is a Bronze Age burial monument located on Harestone Hill in East Lothian, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5921.
Whitestone Cairn,cairn,Harestone Hill 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 SM5921.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tollishill Dod,homestead 250m SSW of (6.8 km), Dodcleugh,homestead and enclosure 300m E of (7 km), Tollishill,homestead 550m SW of (7.2 km).
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