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Latitude: 57.6535 / 57°39'12"N
Longitude: -3.0557 / 3°3'20"W
OS Eastings: 337092
OS Northings: 863108
OS Grid: NJ370631
Mapcode National: GBR L8TH.GWS
Mapcode Global: WH7KH.1W5N
Entry Name: Cowiemuir, cairn and stone circle 400m ENE of
Scheduled Date: 26 August 1927
Last Amended: 9 October 1998
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM1216
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Bellie
County: Moray
Electoral Ward: Fochabers Lhanbryde
Traditional County: Banffshire
The monument comprises the remains of a prehistoric burial cairn which may have been surrounded by a stone circle, now represented by three stones.
The cairn is c. 21m in diameter and 0.6m high. The cairn is already scheduled, but the present proposal extends the scheduling to cover the whole area within which archaeological remains associated with the cairn are likely to survive.
The area to be scheduled measures 40m NW-SE by 40m NE-SW, to include the cairn, the possible stone circle, and an area around them in which traces of activity associated with their construction and use may survive, as marked in red on the attached map. The fence that forms the SE boundary of the scheduled area is specifically excluded from the scheduling.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as a well-preserved burial mound, a rare survival in intensively farmed areas, which has the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of prehistoric burial and ritual activities.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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