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Latitude: 54.8546 / 54°51'16"N
Longitude: -4.1218 / 4°7'18"W
OS Eastings: 263885
OS Northings: 553157
OS Grid: NX638531
Mapcode National: GBR JH6W.6PG
Mapcode Global: WH4W9.N7FP
Entry Name: Conchieton, cairn NE of
Scheduled Date: 30 July 1998
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7671
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow
Location: Borgue
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Electoral Ward: Dee and Glenkens
Traditional County: Kirkcudbrightshire
The monument comprises the remains of a prehistoric burial cairn, partly excavated in 1844. The cairn is probably of Bronze Age date.
The cairn is about 12m in diameter, and lies within a small walled enclosure. There is a short cist exposed in the centre, which was emptied in 1844, when only very decayed bones (possibly cremated) were recorded. Several large upright slabs form an incomplete ring around the edge of the cairn, rising up to 0.4m above its top.
Despite having been dug into, it is likely that only the cairn's central burial cist is disturbed, and there is a strong possibility that further burials and other remains survive beneath the body of the cairn.
The area to be scheduled is a circle 15m across, to include the cairn and a small area around it, as shown in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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