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Latitude: 56.3857 / 56°23'8"N
Longitude: -3.9254 / 3°55'31"W
OS Eastings: 281219
OS Northings: 723152
OS Grid: NN812231
Mapcode National: GBR 1D.1L3M
Mapcode Global: WH4MV.NRZJ
Entry Name: Clathick House, cist, 500m NE of
Scheduled Date: 6 February 1963
Last Amended: 14 January 2002
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM2270
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cist
Location: Monzievaird and Strowan
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Strathearn
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises the remains of a stone cist of prehistoric date, situated in undulating pasture land on the flat summit of a low knoll.
The monument was first scheduled in 1963, but an inadequate area was included to protect all of the archaeological remains. The present rescheduling rectifies this.
The monument lies about 500m NE of Clathick House, at about 130m OD. The visible remains comprise the 'end stone' of the cist, which stands c.1.9m high and leans at about a 45 degree angle to the E over a stone slab lying on the ground. The slab measures 1.6m by 1.2m by 0.1m thick, and could either have been a side stone or a cover stone for the cist. Monuments of this type date to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age and were used as funerary structures.
The low knoll is a natural feature, but in prehistoric times it may have been enhanced by a capping of cairn material.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related material may be expected to survive. It is circular in shape, with a diameter of 20m, centred on the summit of the knoll at a point about 4m NW of the visible stones, as marked in red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to an understanding of prehistoric funerary and ritual practices.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS record the site as NN82SW 6.
References:
Stewart, M. E. C. (1961), 'Strath Tay in the second millenium BC -a field survey', Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 92, 1958-9, 74.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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