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Latitude: 56.7727 / 56°46'21"N
Longitude: -2.8144 / 2°48'51"W
OS Eastings: 350325
OS Northings: 764867
OS Grid: NO503648
Mapcode National: GBR WQ.W6JF
Mapcode Global: WH7Q1.R108
Entry Name: Beattie's Cairn,cairn 1200m WNW of Balhall Lodge
Scheduled Date: 12 April 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6360
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Fern
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Brechin and Edzell
Traditional County: Angus
The monument comprises the remains of a burial cairn of prehistoric date.
The monument lies in a clearing in woodland at around 310m OD. It is a mound some 8m in diameter by 0.5m high on which has been built a modern cairn. There is no record of the cairn having been excavated and it may be expected to contain undisturbed burials of Bronze Age or Neolithic date.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the visible remains and an area around them in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is circular with a diameter of 30m as marked in red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to our understanding of prehistoric ritual and funerary practices.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 56 SW 2.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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