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Latitude: 56.577 / 56°34'37"N
Longitude: -3.0339 / 3°2'2"W
OS Eastings: 336578
OS Northings: 743261
OS Grid: NO365432
Mapcode National: GBR VJ.6M6Y
Mapcode Global: WH7QQ.CYJD
Entry Name: Carlunie Hill, cairn
Scheduled Date: 27 September 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6449
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Glamis
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Kirriemuir and Dean
Traditional County: Angus
The monument comprises a burial cairn of Later Neolithic or Bronze Age date.
The cairn lies on the summit of Carlunie Hill at 340m OD, where it is traversed by two field boundaries. It comprises a grassed-over mound of about 14m diameter by some 2m high. The site commands extensive views across Strathmore. The cairn does not appear to have been excavated or otherwise disturbed other than by the insertion of fence-posts.
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. The cairn may be expected to contain undisturbed burials and ritual deposits of Later Neolithic or Bronze Age date.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 34 SW 9.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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