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Latitude: 56.5633 / 56°33'47"N
Longitude: -2.8614 / 2°51'40"W
OS Eastings: 347159
OS Northings: 741590
OS Grid: NO471415
Mapcode National: GBR VM.XKBJ
Mapcode Global: WH7R0.09QC
Entry Name: Hatton Cairn, cairn, Bractullo Muir
Scheduled Date: 6 March 1997
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6630
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Inverarity
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim
Traditional County: Angus
The monument comprises the remains of a burial mound of prehistoric date.
The monument lies on rough pasture at around 210m OD commanding extensive views in all directions except NE. It comprises a stony bank some 0.5m to 1m high, measuring approximately 21m in overall diameter.
Excavations in the 19th century uncovered a series of burial cists containing prehistoric flint tools and pottery. It is probable that further burials survive within and under the mound which is characteristic of Bronze Age burial mounds in eastern Scotland.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the visible remains and an area around them in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is circular with a diameter of 60m 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 44 SE 9.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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