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Latitude: 56.332 / 56°19'55"N
Longitude: -3.5331 / 3°31'59"W
OS Eastings: 305302
OS Northings: 716569
OS Grid: NO053165
Mapcode National: GBR 1V.546R
Mapcode Global: WH5PK.P3RN
Entry Name: Mijas, cairn 200m NNE of
Scheduled Date: 23 March 2001
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM8879
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cremation burial(s) (not under barrow/cairn)
Location: Forteviot
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Almond and Earn
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises a round cairn dating to the Bronze Age. The monument lies in a small wooded plantation, recently felled, at a height of around 30m OD, and is located upon a terrace which overlooks the Water of May.
It would originally have been circular in shape, though its southernmost edge has been truncated by ploughing. It measures 22m in diameter, and is upstanding to a height of 1.4m. The monument is a well-preserved example of a Bronze Age burial cairn, and it is possible that human remains still survive undisturbed within the mound.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related material may be expected to be found. It is circular on plan, measuring 40m in diameter, as marked in red upon the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to our understanding of burial practices in the prehistoric period. It is of particular importance because of its proximity to the Forteviot complex, parts of which are broadly contemporary with the cairn.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NN 01 NE 108.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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