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Latitude: 56.8636 / 56°51'48"N
Longitude: -2.393 / 2°23'34"W
OS Eastings: 376133
OS Northings: 774752
OS Grid: NO761747
Mapcode National: GBR X8.HBP8
Mapcode Global: WH8QT.6RQ5
Entry Name: Cairn of Arthurhouse, 260m W of Thornylea
Scheduled Date: 21 December 1973
Last Amended: 9 October 2001
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM3339
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Garvock
County: Aberdeenshire
Electoral Ward: Mearns
Traditional County: Kincardineshire
The monument comprises the remains of a prehistoric burial cairn approximately 3m high and 14m in diameter. It is located approximately 115m OD on a NE facing slope within beech woodland. It was scheduled in 1973, but the protected area is inadequate to cover the extent of the archaeological interest, hence the need for this rescheduling.
The area to be scheduled measures 50m in diameter, centred on the cairn, as marked in red on the attached map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as the remains of a burial monument dating to the Bronze Age. It has the potential to provide important information about prehistoric ritual activity in this area.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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The monument is RCAHMS number NO 77 SE 1.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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