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Latitude: 56.5605 / 56°33'37"N
Longitude: -3.1681 / 3°10'5"W
OS Eastings: 328304
OS Northings: 741556
OS Grid: NO283415
Mapcode National: GBR VF.5L0J
Mapcode Global: WH6PQ.9CMH
Entry Name: Auchtertyre,barrow 300m NNW of
Scheduled Date: 9 January 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6300
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow
Location: Newtyle
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Kirriemuir and Dean
Traditional County: Angus
The monument comprises the remains of a barrow of prehistoric date surviving as a tree-covered knoll. The barrow lies in arable farmland at around 70m OD. It comprises a mound some 10m in diameter by 1.5m high. It is surrounded by a low modern wall, and lies within a former rectangular earthwork, now virtually levelled by cultivation. This earthwork is probably of relatively recent date.
The monument may be expected to contain burial and other remains of ritual activities, as may the area around it.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the visible features and an area around them in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is circular with a maximum 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.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 25 SE 50.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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