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Latitude: 56.5462 / 56°32'46"N
Longitude: -3.4729 / 3°28'22"W
OS Eastings: 309539
OS Northings: 740331
OS Grid: NO095403
Mapcode National: GBR V5.VF5D
Mapcode Global: WH5NF.MQGG
Entry Name: Forehill, cairn 320m S of
Scheduled Date: 8 December 1997
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7288
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 low, grass-covered mound.
The monument lies on the edge of a river terrace, at around 55m OD. It consists of a sub-circular cairn measuring about 26m E-W by 24m, and about 0.6m in maximum height. The edge of the mound is well-defined and it has a low, irregular stony surface.
The cairn is a burial mound of probable Bronze Age date, although recent work suggests that at least some low, relatively flat-topped mounds such as this may be somewhat earlier in origin.
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.
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 16.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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