The excavation of three cairns at Stoneyburn Farm, Crawford, Lanarkshire, 1991

Excavation of three small cairns at Stoneyburn Farm, near Crawford, Lanarkshire, was carried out in advance of the construction work for the upgrading of the A74 to motorway. The two smaller cairns contained burials dating to the Early Bronze Age and produced five faience beads and a complete pygmy cup. The largest cairn covered an area of complex activity running from the early Neolithic to the Early Bronze Age. Sherds of both early Neolithic bowls and of Beakers were recovered. Lithics recovered included finished forms such as arrowheads and utilized waste.