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Latitude: 57.6473 / 57°38'50"N
Longitude: -2.4409 / 2°26'27"W
OS Eastings: 373779
OS Northings: 862012
OS Grid: NJ737620
Mapcode National: GBR N8BH.VX4
Mapcode Global: WH8M3.G1WV
Entry Name: Longman Cairn, long barrow, Longman Hill
Scheduled Date: 18 December 1924
Last Amended: 28 February 1997
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM341
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: long barrow
Location: Gamrie
County: Aberdeenshire
Electoral Ward: Troup
Traditional County: Banffshire
The monument is a well-preserved long earthen burial mound of the early Neolithic period, some 5500 years old. The monument was first scheduled in 1924, but the area was not adequately defined at that time.
The mound is about 66m long in total and appears to comprise a large round mound (c. 22m across and 4m high) with a long tail to the SSW. Slight damage has been done to the area at the N by quarrying, and a smaller hole was dug into the S end in the 1950s. The main part of the monument survives intact, however.
The area to be scheduled is rectangular and measures 90m NNE to SSW by 45m transversely, to include the visible remains of the mound and an area around in which features associated with the construction and use of the mound are likely to survive, as marked in red on the attached map. The area of the abandoned quarry is included as it is necessary for the support of the monument.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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