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Wildshaw Hill cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 500 metres west-southwest of the summit of Wildshaw Hill in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The cairn represents a type of burial structure characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when such stone heaps were constructed across the Scottish Uplands as markers for interred remains and associated grave goods. The monument's positioning on high moorland terrain is typical of Bronze Age cairn placement in this region, where such sites commanded views of the surrounding landscape. The cairn is recorded within the Historic Environment Scotland database under the designation SM4511, ensuring its protection as a scheduled monument of national archaeological importance.
Wildshaw Hill,cairn 500m WSW of summit is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4511. View the official record →
Wildshaw Hill cairn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 500 metres west-southwest of the summit of Wildshaw Hill in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4511.
Wildshaw Hill,cairn 500m WSW of summit 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 SM4511.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Black Hill,fort 650m NW of Craighead (4.8 km), Fagyad Hill,cairn (6.1 km), Arbory Hill,fort (6.7 km).
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