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Latitude: 56.8872 / 56°53'13"N
Longitude: -2.2967 / 2°17'48"W
OS Eastings: 382017
OS Northings: 777352
OS Grid: NO820773
Mapcode National: GBR XF.GNTZ
Mapcode Global: WH8QV.P5J1
Entry Name: Montgoldrum,cairn 750m ENE of
Scheduled Date: 15 November 1990
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4820
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Arbuthnott
County: Aberdeenshire
Electoral Ward: Mearns
Traditional County: Kincardineshire
The monument is a well preserved burial cairn measuring 16.5m in diameter and 1m in height, situated in an unploughed area. It will cover at least one burial and others may have been dug into its surface; it will cover a contemporary land surface, under or on which may be preserved the remains of earlier settlement or burial activity. The area to be scheduled measures 60m in diameter, to include the cairn and an area around it in which traces of activities associated with its construction and use may survive.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as well preserved burial cairn which has the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of prehistoric burial and ritual practices. Its importance is enhanced by the survival in the vicinity of other burial sites and of standing stones. The old land surface under the cairn has the potential to enhance our understanding of prehistoric land use.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 87 NW 4, 5, 21, 22 and 23.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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