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Latitude: 56.7377 / 56°44'15"N
Longitude: -2.7172 / 2°43'2"W
OS Eastings: 356220
OS Northings: 760899
OS Grid: NO562608
Mapcode National: GBR WT.YPS6
Mapcode Global: WH7Q3.7XB6
Entry Name: Killievair Stone, standing stone, Barrelwell Smithy
Scheduled Date: 28 August 1933
Last Amended: 13 November 1995
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM123
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone
Location: Brechin
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 a low ridge at around 110m OD. It measures some 1.5m high. Several cists, one containing an urn, were found in the vicinity in the nineteenth century.
Monuments of this kind served as focal points of ritual activity during the Later Neolithic and Bronze Age.
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.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to add to our understanding of Later Neolithic and Bronze Age ritual practice.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
The monument is recorded in the RCAHMS as NO 56 SE 9.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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