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Latitude: 57.4223 / 57°25'20"N
Longitude: -2.2016 / 2°12'5"W
OS Eastings: 387990
OS Northings: 836904
OS Grid: NJ879369
Mapcode National: GBR N9X3.B33
Mapcode Global: WH9PB.4PWT
Entry Name: Bellmuir,burial mounds 1450m ESE of Auchencrieve
Scheduled Date: 31 May 1988
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4523
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow
Location: Methlick
County: Aberdeenshire
Electoral Ward: Turriff and District
Traditional County: Aberdeenshire
The monument comprises the remains of a disc barrow and five smaller barrows in an arc around its S half. The disc barrow consists of a central platform 5.5m in diameter surrounded by a ditch 2m across and 0.2m deep, with an external bank. The other barrows are visible as ill-defined circular ditches averaging 1.5m across and 0.1m deep and varying between 6.5m and 8.5m in overall diameter. An area measuring a maximum of 65m (N-S) x 60m transversely is proposed for scheduling, to include the mounds and an area and between them in which traces of activity associated with their construction and use may survive. The modern fence at the NE edge of the scheduled area is specifically excluded from the scheduling.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as a group of barrows which has the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of prehistoric burial practices. The group is of particular importance because this type of low burial mound survives rarely because of its vulnerability to damage by ploughing.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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The monument is RCAHMS number NJ 83 NE 32.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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