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Latitude: 55.5916 / 55°35'29"N
Longitude: -3.6625 / 3°39'45"W
OS Eastings: 295321
OS Northings: 634363
OS Grid: NS953343
Mapcode National: GBR 23VS.WD
Mapcode Global: WH5SZ.QQ48
Entry Name: Tinto Cairn,cairn on summit of Tinto Hill
Scheduled Date: 31 May 1989
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4660
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Wiston and Roberton
County: South Lanarkshire
Electoral Ward: Clydesdale East
Traditional County: Lanarkshire
The monument is a very substantial cairn on the summit of Tinto Hill. Although added to over the years, the cairn has its origin as a prehistoric burial place. The area to be scheduled is circular and 60m in diameter, as delineated in red on the attached plan.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as a fine field monument, being one of the most substantial cairns in Scotland. Also of national importance is the fact that more recent accretions undoubtedly contain a prehistoric burial cairn, with evidence for funerary practices in the Neolithic or Bronze Age.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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