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Latitude: 56.7201 / 56°43'12"N
Longitude: -3.1925 / 3°11'32"W
OS Eastings: 327114
OS Northings: 759347
OS Grid: NO271593
Mapcode National: GBR W8.ZMNG
Mapcode Global: WH6NX.XCY4
Entry Name: Cairn Motherie,cairn,Creigh Hill
Scheduled Date: 12 March 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6343
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Lintrathen
County: Angus
Electoral Ward: Kirriemuir and Dean
Traditional County: Angus
The monument comprises the remains of a burial cairn of prehistoric date.
The monument lies in rough pasture at around 490m OD close to the summit of Creigh Hill. It comprises a stony cairn some 13m in diameter by 1.2m high. Despite some modifications to the surface to create small modern bothies, the cairn appears substantially undamaged and may be expected to contain undisturbed burial deposits.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the cairn and an area around it in which traces of associated activity may be expected to survive. It is circular with a diameter of 30m as marked in red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to our understanding of prehistoric ritual and funerary practices.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 25 NE 3.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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