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Latitude: 56.1587 / 56°9'31"N
Longitude: -4.1102 / 4°6'36"W
OS Eastings: 269035
OS Northings: 698224
OS Grid: NS690982
Mapcode National: GBR 15.HSPS
Mapcode Global: WH4NX.TGYK
Entry Name: Craighead Lodge,mound 100m NW of
Scheduled Date: 30 September 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6475
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary)
Location: Kilmadock
County: Stirling
Electoral Ward: Trossachs and Teith
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises the remains of a burial mound of prehistoric date surviving as a tree-covered stony mound.
The monument lies in arable farmland at around 30m OD. It comprises the remains of a burial mound some 14m in diameter and about 1.5m high revetted by a relatively modern wall. Antiquarian excavations in 1758 recovered evidence of 'urns' but do not appear to have caused great disturbance.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the mound and an area around it in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is circular with 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. It may be expected to contain funerary deposits and evidence relating to its mode of construction and use.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NS 69 NE 5.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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