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Latitude: 56.7071 / 56°42'25"N
Longitude: -2.8593 / 2°51'33"W
OS Eastings: 347487
OS Northings: 757592
OS Grid: NO474575
Mapcode National: GBR VM.MKSX
Mapcode Global: WH7Q7.1PP4
Entry Name: East Mains of Whitewell,barrow and pits 200m NNW of
Scheduled Date: 12 April 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6372
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow
Location: Tannadice
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Brechin and Edzell
Traditional County: Angus
The monument comprises the remains of a barrow and pits of prehistoric date represented by cropmarks visible on oblique aerial photographs.
The cropmarks lie on arable farmland at around 65m OD. They comprise a round barrow, or ploughed out burial mound, some 12m in diameter with a ditch some 2m wide. It has a well-defined central grave pit. Immediately to its WSW is a semi-circular arc of ditch approximately 8m in diameter. Scattered around these are about 30 pits, probably representing further burials.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the barrow and pits and an area around them in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is a quadrilateral with maximum dimensions of 70m ENE-WSW by 70m 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
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RCAHMS records the monument as NO 45 NE 25.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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