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Latitude: 56.7348 / 56°44'5"N
Longitude: -2.8791 / 2°52'44"W
OS Eastings: 346317
OS Northings: 760699
OS Grid: NO463606
Mapcode National: GBR WM.YY19
Mapcode Global: WH7Q0.RZ6C
Entry Name: Denside Cottage, standing stone 150m E of
Scheduled Date: 7 October 1935
Last Amended: 13 October 1995
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM115
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone
Location: Tannadice
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Brechin and Edzell
Traditional County: Angus
The monument comprises a standing stone of Later Neolithic or Bronze Age date.
The stone stands on the summit of a low hill overlooking the Noran Water. It is some 1.85m high by 2m around the base.
Monuments of this kind served as focal points for ritual activity during the Later Neolithic and Bronze Age periods.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the standing stone and an area around it in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is circular with a diameter of 20m as marked in red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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