Description

The monument comprises the remains of a burial cairn of prehistoric date surviving as a grass-covered mound.

The monument lies in parkland at around 35m OD commanding extensive views in all directions, particularly over the Forth. It comprises the remains of a stony cairn some 16.5m in diameter and about 1.5m high. In recent years a concrete seat has been set on its summit. Nineteenth century excavations revealed the remains of a skeleton in a cist within the cairn and there are likely to be further burials in and around it.

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 approximately semi-circular with a maximum diameter of 40m as marked in red on the accompanying map.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

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 material relating to barrow-building techniques as well as funerary deposits of the Later Neolithic or Bronze Age.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Bibliography

RCAHMS records the monument as NS 89 SE 10.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland