Scheduled Monument
Middleton of Derculich, chambered cairn 70m SE ofSM2666
Status: Designated
Documents
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The legal document available for download below constitutes the formal designation of the monument under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. The additional details provided on this page are provided for information purposes only and do not form part of the designation. Historic Environment Scotland accepts no liability for any loss or damages arising from reliance on any inaccuracies within this additional information.
Summary
- Date Added
- 26/09/1968
- Last Date Amended
- 11/12/2002
- Type
- Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn
- Local Authority
- Perth And Kinross
- Parish
- Weem
- NGR
- NN 88593 52496
- Coordinates
- 288593, 752496
Description
The monument comprises the remains of a prehistoric chambered tomb, which survives today as a tree- and grass-covered mound. The monument was first scheduled in 1968, but the area included was inadequate to protect all of the archaeological remains: the present re-scheduling rectifies this.
The chambered tomb is sited in an arable field at about 215m OD, immediately SW of Middleton of Derculich. The site, traditionally known as 'The Giant's Grave', lies on an elongated knoll which may be partly artificial. The cairn has been largely removed in antiquity, except for a mound of stones standing up to 1.5m high, enclosed within a circular wall some 7m across. The main feature, within the wall, is a group of three upright contiguous slabs, evidently forming the back of a substantial burial chamber; one or two other large slabs lie nearby.
Cairns of this type are funerary monuments dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Age, and may be expected to contain material relating to their mode of construction and use.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related material may be expected to survive. It is circular in shape with a diameter of 18m, as marked in red on the accompanying map.
References
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