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Latitude: 56.7759 / 56°46'33"N
Longitude: -2.6377 / 2°38'15"W
OS Eastings: 361128
OS Northings: 765106
OS Grid: NO611651
Mapcode National: GBR WX.W37L
Mapcode Global: WH8R2.GY6D
Entry Name: Ballownie,mound 100m NE of
Scheduled Date: 29 April 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6376
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary)
Location: Stracathro
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Brechin and Edzell
Traditional County: Angus
The monument comprises the remains of a burial mound of prehistoric date. The monument lies in woodland at around 50m OD. It comprises the remains of a burial mound surviving as a turf-covered stony mound. It measures some 25m in diameter by about 4m in height.
Quarrying has disturbed parts of the NW side, as has the construction of a modern road. Immediately outside the S arc is a denuded bank some 2m wide, possibly a later plantation dyke. To the NNW are the remains of two cursus monuments and associated features, possibly associated with the burial mound.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the remains of the mound and an area around in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is a circle lacking parts of the W side, and has 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. Its importance is greatly enhanced by its proximity to potentially contemporary sites.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 66 NW 20.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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