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Balenduin, cairn 80m south east of

A Scheduled Monument in Highland, Perth and Kinross

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.6571 / 56°39'25"N

Longitude: -3.804 / 3°48'14"W

OS Eastings: 289504

OS Northings: 753159

OS Grid: NN895531

Mapcode National: GBR JCZ3.VKL

Mapcode Global: WH5MP.JXRY

Entry Name: Balenduin, cairn 80m SE of

Scheduled Date: 20 September 1968

Last Amended: 9 October 2001

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM4318

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow

Location: Logierait

County: Perth and Kinross

Electoral Ward: Highland

Traditional County: Perthshire

Description

The monument is a well-preserved prehistoric burial mound, which will contain at least one burial and which will preserve a contemporary ground surface beneath it. It was first scheduled in 1968. The map attached to that scheduling did not clearly depict the scheduled area: this re-scheduling rectifies this.

The mound lies in the garden of Balenduin, in a prominent position overlooking the Tay valley. It measures c.17m across and 3.5 m high. A path has been formed around its eastern and southern skirts. A cupmarked stone lies on its flank.

The area now to be scheduled measures a maximum of 20m across, as marked in red on the attached map. The surface of the path is specifically excluded to permit maintenance.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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