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Latitude: 56.5537 / 56°33'13"N
Longitude: -3.4676 / 3°28'3"W
OS Eastings: 309880
OS Northings: 741150
OS Grid: NO098411
Mapcode National: GBR V5.V2CK
Mapcode Global: WH5NF.PJYR
Entry Name: Glendelvine House, cairn 330m S of
Scheduled Date: 8 December 1997
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7284
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Caputh
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Strathtay
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises a cairn of prehistoric date, visible as a stony mound.
The monument lies in the grounds of Glendelvine House, at around 50m OD. It consists of a circular mound measuring about 25m in diameter and about 1.2m in maximum height.
The cairn is a burial mound of a type characteristic of the Bronze Age. Several other cairns of similar date can be found in the vicnity.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the cairn and an area around it within which related material may be expected to be found. It is circular with a diameter of 50m, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract. The above-ground remains of the iron fence which surrounds the site are excluded from the scheduling.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to our understanding of prehistoric funerary and ritual practices. Its importance is increased by its proximity to other monuments of potentially contemporary date.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 04 SE 39.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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