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Latitude: 56.7821 / 56°46'55"N
Longitude: -2.6414 / 2°38'29"W
OS Eastings: 360903
OS Northings: 765798
OS Grid: NO609657
Mapcode National: GBR WX.VVSM
Mapcode Global: WH8R2.DSDM
Entry Name: Inchbare,cursus NE of
Scheduled Date: 29 April 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6373
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cursus/bank barrow
Location: Stracathro
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Brechin and Edzell
Traditional County: Angus
The monument comprises the remains of a cursus of Neolithic date represented by cropmarks visible on oblique aerial photographs.
The monument lies on level ground in arable farmland at around 40m OD. It comprises a pit-defined cursus, or elongated rectangular enclosure, some 250m long running approximately ENE-WSW. Further lines of pits flank the main line along either side and there are indications of small barrows within the complex. A further cursus lies close to the SE. Such monuments appear to represent ritual enclosures of the Neolithic period.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the remains described above and an area around them in which traces of associated material may be expected to survive. It is irregular on plan with maximum dimensions of 370m WSW-ENE by 100m 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 our understanding of Neolithic ritual practices. Its importance is greatly enhanced by its proximity to several other structures of similar date.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 66 NW 50.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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