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Latitude: 56.7601 / 56°45'36"N
Longitude: -2.6302 / 2°37'48"W
OS Eastings: 361566
OS Northings: 763345
OS Grid: NO615633
Mapcode National: GBR WX.X4WB
Mapcode Global: WH8R8.KBQY
Entry Name: Templewood,cairn 600m NE of
Scheduled Date: 12 March 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6364
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Brechin
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Brechin and Edzell
Traditional County: Angus
The monument comprises the tree-covered remains of a burial cairn of prehistoric date.
The cairn lies in a belt of trees on a prominent ridge at around 110m OD. It comprises a cairn some 13m in diameter by about 1.2m in height. There is evidence of stone within the body of the cairn. There is no evidence of substantial disturbance, suggesting that burials will survive in good condition within and around the cairn.
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 a circle missing part of its N side, with a maximum cross dimension 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.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 66 SW 3.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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