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Monkmyre Burn

Square Barrow (iron Age)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Monkmyre Burn as Square Barrow (iron Age). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Iron Age square barrow, likely dating to between 800 BCE and 400 CE. It represents a rare and distinctive burial form in Scotland, reflecting early Celtic funerary practices and social organisation.

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