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Latitude: 56.7057 / 56°42'20"N
Longitude: -3.0773 / 3°4'38"W
OS Eastings: 334141
OS Northings: 757625
OS Grid: NO341576
Mapcode National: GBR VG.QP3G
Mapcode Global: WH6NZ.PQV7
Entry Name: Over Ascreavie, cairn 600m NNE of
Scheduled Date: 3 November 1999
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6810
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Kingoldrum
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Kirriemuir and Dean
Traditional County: Angus
The monument comprises a cairn of prehistoric date, visible as a grass-covered mound.
The monument lies in pasture at around 270m OD. It comprises a flat-topped cairn measuring about 11m in diameter by about 0.4m high. The edge of the cairn is well defined, with several large kerb stones visible. The centre of the cairn has been disturbed. Cairns of this type are burial monuments dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Age, and may be expected to cover at least one burial, with other burials dug into the surface.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related material may be expected to be found. It is circular with a diameter of 35m, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to an understanding of prehistoric ritual and funerary practices.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 35 NW 24.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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