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Latitude: 56.8792 / 56°52'45"N
Longitude: -2.5607 / 2°33'38"W
OS Eastings: 365925
OS Northings: 776563
OS Grid: NO659765
Mapcode National: GBR X0.X83K
Mapcode Global: WH8QQ.MCT5
Entry Name: The Ring,enclosed cairn 750m SE of Arnbarrow
Scheduled Date: 18 February 1991
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4967
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Fordoun
County: Aberdeenshire
Electoral Ward: Mearns
Traditional County: Kincardineshire
The monument is a prehistoric site of unusual design. The cairn itself is a stony mound 7.5m in diameter and 0.3m in height. It is surrounded by a low turf covered bank, concentric with it, c. 2m across and 0.3m high, enclosing an area 19m in diameter. White quartz blocks, a feature of prehistoric ceremonial sites, especially in the NE are visible on the bank. The area to be scheduled measures 60m in diameter, centred on the cairn, as marked in red on the attached map. The modern track in the area is specifically excluded.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as a rare type, possibly a hybrid monument used in more than one period, and with different functions, represented by the central mound and the enclosing bank. There is only one comparable site in the district. The site has the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of the nature and development of prehistoric burial and ceremonial sites.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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