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Latitude: 56.8028 / 56°48'10"N
Longitude: -2.7614 / 2°45'41"W
OS Eastings: 353598
OS Northings: 768179
OS Grid: NO535681
Mapcode National: GBR WS.TD3T
Mapcode Global: WH7PW.K88Q
Entry Name: Bridgend,cairn 180m SSW of Bridge of Lethnot
Scheduled Date: 26 March 1987
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4416
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Lethnot and Navar
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Brechin and Edzell
Traditional County: Angus
The monument is a cairn with a heavy boulder kerb, measuring 9.2m overall and standing to a height of up to 1m. The largest boulders are in the SW. Several boulders have been displaced recently, presumably during ploughing. The monument is a well preserved example of a rare type.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is a well preserved example of a rare type. It is of particular interest because the boulders of its kerb are more massive to the SW implying a link with recumbent stone circle and the ring cairn of E Scotland. The underlying old ground surface may preserve pollen and other material allowing an insight into Bronze Age agriculture. It is of national importance to the theme of Bronze Age burial traditions in E Scotland.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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