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Latitude: 55.1457 / 55°8'44"N
Longitude: -3.1019 / 3°6'6"W
OS Eastings: 329867
OS Northings: 584037
OS Grid: NY298840
Mapcode National: GBR 68SY.76
Mapcode Global: WH6XJ.BX5M
Entry Name: Callisterhall,cairn 2550m NNE of
Scheduled Date: 6 July 1988
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4535
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Langholm
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Annandale East and Eskdale
Traditional County: Dumfriesshire
The monument is a Bronze Age burial cairn situated on the S flank of Cockgair Hill. It measures c. 6m in diameter and c. 0.5m high. The area to be proposed for scheduling includes the cairn and an area around it in which traces of activity associated with its use will survive and is a circle centred on the cairn, measuring 20m in diameter.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because it is a well-preserved example of a Bronze Age burial cairn which has the potential to enhance our understanding of monuments of this type. Its importance is increased because it is one of a number of burial sites of similar date in this area which, taken together, have the potential to greatly increase the understanding of Bronze Age burial practices in Scotland.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NY 28 SE 13.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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