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Latitude: 56.7726 / 56°46'21"N
Longitude: -2.7505 / 2°45'1"W
OS Eastings: 354228
OS Northings: 764806
OS Grid: NO542648
Mapcode National: GBR WS.WGHC
Mapcode Global: WH7Q2.Q1FD
Entry Name: Gallows Hillock,burial mound 350m WNW of Parkhill
Scheduled Date: 15 October 1990
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4755
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary)
Location: Menmuir
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Brechin and Edzell
Traditional County: Angus
The monument is a burial mound of the Neolithic or early Bronze Age, some 3500 to 5000 years old, measuring 11m in diameter and a maximum of 1m high. It is associated in legend with the site of the gallows hill of the lords of Balnamoon. It will cover at least one burial and will preserve beneath the mound material an area of contemporary land surface. The area to be scheduled measures 30m in diameter, centred on the mound, as marked in red on the attached map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as a well preserved burial mound which has the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of prehistoric funerary and ceremonial practices. It is of particular importance because it will cover an area of Neolithic or Bronze Age land surface, which could considerably increase our understanding of early land use in this area.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 56 SW 5.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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