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Latitude: 56.3761 / 56°22'33"N
Longitude: -3.314 / 3°18'50"W
OS Eastings: 318946
OS Northings: 721195
OS Grid: NO189211
Mapcode National: GBR 23.2CFG
Mapcode Global: WH6QF.2Z6X
Entry Name: Witch Knowe, barrow 130m SW of Inchyra House
Scheduled Date: 9 July 1998
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7283
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow
Location: St Madoes
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Carse of Gowrie
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises a burial mound of Later Neolithic or Bronze Age date, visible as a grass-covered mound.
The monument lies in the grounds of Inchyra House at around 50m OD. It consists of a circular mound with a somewhat flattened top, measuring about 20m in diameter and approximately 2.5m high. The mound is of a type characteristic of Later Neolithic and Bronze Age burial monuments.
A series of burial deposits was recovered from the mound in the 19th century. Evidence for further burials and related ritual deposits may be expected to survive both within, around, and under the visible mound.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the mound and an area around it within which related material may be expected to be found. It is circular with a diameter of 45m, 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.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 12 SE 14.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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