Description

The monument comprises the remains of a round barrow of Neolithic date surviving as a prominent mound in an arable field. The barrow lies on the gravel floor of Strathtay some 250m N of the river at approximately 65m OD. It is clearly visible as an oval earthen mound some 30m in maximum diameter surmounted by stand of Scots pine trees. The mound survives to approximately 3m high. Partial excavation of the mound carried out during the 1960s revealed a complex history of construction relating to the repeated use of the site for burial and associated ritual practices. The area to be scheduled encompasses the mound 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

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance because of its potential to add to our understanding of prehistoric burial and associated ritual practices. The unexcavated portions of the mound offer an extremely valuable resource for the elucidation of the development and use of the site which has already been demonstrated to contain a detailed record of changing prehistoric funerary practices.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Sources

Bibliography

RCAHMS records the monument as NN 95 SW 6.

References:

Coles J M and Simpson DDA 1965, 'The excavation of a Neolithic Round Barrow at Pitnacree, Perthshire, Scotland' Proc Prehist Soc 3, 34-57.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland