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Latitude: 56.5148 / 56°30'53"N
Longitude: -3.0718 / 3°4'18"W
OS Eastings: 334140
OS Northings: 736375
OS Grid: NO341363
Mapcode National: GBR VH.3JDV
Mapcode Global: WH6PY.SJD1
Entry Name: Dronley House, mound 150m S of
Scheduled Date: 25 November 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6535
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary)
Location: Auchterhouse
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Monifieth and Sidlaw
Traditional County: Angus
The monument comprises the remains of a burial monument of prehistoric date surviving as an upstanding mound in woodland.
The monument lies in woodland at around 140m OD on what would formerly have been a site commanding extensive views to the S. It comprises a grass-covered stony mound some 25m in diameter and approximately 3.5m high. It appears to represent the remains of a burial monument of probable Later Neolithic or Bronze Age date.
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 sub-circular with a maximum diameter of 60m, limited on the S and W by existing boundaries which are not to be included in the scheduling. The area to be scheduled is 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. It may be expected to contain material relating to its mode of construction and use as well as the remains of prehistoric burials.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 33 NW 24.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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