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Latitude: 56.6937 / 56°41'37"N
Longitude: -3.2073 / 3°12'26"W
OS Eastings: 326155
OS Northings: 756422
OS Grid: NO261564
Mapcode National: GBR VC.P8XD
Mapcode Global: WH6P3.P0XW
Entry Name: Torrax, cairn 1150m WNW of
Scheduled Date: 3 November 1999
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6844
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Lintrathen
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Kirriemuir and Dean
Traditional County: Angus
The monument comprises a burial cairn of prehistoric date, visible as a low grass and gorse covered mound.
The monument lies in rough pasture at around 250m OD. It comprises a mound measuring about 13m in diameter and standing to a height of about 0.7m. The cairn has been trenched on the E side, and 3 flat slabs, probably the remains of a central cist, lie exposed. Cairns of this type are burial monuments dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Age, and may be expected to contain at least one burial as well as material relating to their mode of construction and use.
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 burial practices. It is of particular importance because of the presence of similar, broadly contemporary, monuments in the area.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 25 NE 1.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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