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Latitude: 56.7465 / 56°44'47"N
Longitude: -3.3298 / 3°19'47"W
OS Eastings: 318767
OS Northings: 762443
OS Grid: NO187624
Mapcode National: GBR W3.Y1KR
Mapcode Global: WH6NN.TPKD
Entry Name: Doonies, kerb cairn 450m WNW of
Scheduled Date: 30 September 1997
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6910
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Glenisla
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Kirriemuir and Dean
Traditional County: Angus
The monument comprises the remains of a burial cairn of prehistoric date, surviving as a prominent stony mound.
The monument lies on a relatively level area, on the side of a hill un-named on the map, in rough pasture at around 340m OD. The site commands extensive views over Glenisla and the valley of the Doonie Burn.
The monument comprises a cairn some 10m in diameter with a maximum height of approximately 1m. The cairn is defined by a low but distinct kerb of large boulders around most of its circuit and is capped by a small modern cairn.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the cairn and an area around it in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is circular with a diameter of 40m 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 16 SE 13.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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