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Latitude: 57.6523 / 57°39'8"N
Longitude: -2.1629 / 2°9'46"W
OS Eastings: 390377
OS Northings: 862495
OS Grid: NJ903624
Mapcode National: GBR P80H.HV4
Mapcode Global: WH9N5.RX7L
Entry Name: Rebel Hill, burial site
Scheduled Date: 28 November 2005
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM11147
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Tyrie
County: Aberdeenshire
Electoral Ward: Troup
Traditional County: Aberdeenshire
The monument comprises a burial site of prehistoric date, visible as a grass-covered mound. It appears to be a modified natural knoll with evidence of burial activity dating to the Bronze Age.
The monument is situated within pasture on the prominent north-eastern summit of Rebel Hill, at about 110m O.D. The burial site consists of a small natural knoll measuring c. 20m in diameter. The knoll is flat-topped and appears to have been artificially enhanced: records indicate that a large cairn of stones was removed in the mid-19th Century, and on the eastern side stones are visible protruding through the turf cover. The utilisation of naturally-ofcurring prominent knolls for burial purposes is characteristic in Aberdeenshire and it is likely that further evidence of human burial practices may be present in the form of stone cists and/or cremations concealed beneath the surface of the knoll.
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 in shape, with a diameter of 40m and centred on the knoll, 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 an 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
The monument is recorded by RCAHMS as NJ96SW 7.
References:
ORDNANCE SURVEY NAME BOOK (ABERDEENSHIRE), Original Name Books of the Ordnance Survey Book No. 90, 5.
Ordnance Survey 1874 First Edition map (Aberdeenshire) 6 inches to 1 mile.
Ordnance Survey 1903 Second Edition map (Aberdeenshire) 6 inches to 1 mile.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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