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Latitude: 56.7976 / 56°47'51"N
Longitude: -2.6555 / 2°39'19"W
OS Eastings: 360062
OS Northings: 767528
OS Grid: NO600675
Mapcode National: GBR WW.TZ6P
Mapcode Global: WH8R2.5DRR
Entry Name: Gallows Knap,barrow 450m S of Dalhousie Lodge
Scheduled Date: 12 March 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6366
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow
Location: Edzell
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Brechin and Edzell
Traditional County: Angus
The monument comprises the remains of a barrow of Later Neolithic or Bronze Age date.
The monument lies in woodland at around 60m OD overlooking a steep slope to the E. It comprises a barrow, or burial mound, some 26m in diameter by 4.5m in maximum height, slightly truncated by a modern forestry track on its E side. The barrow appears to be largely of earthen construction and shows no sign of ever having been excavated.
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 a truncated circle with a maximum diameter of 50m 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. It may be expected to contain burials and other ritual and funerary deposits.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 66 NW 5.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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