Scheduled Monument
Bridgeton Hill,cairn 900m ENE of Mains of BridgetonSM5318
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
- 05/03/1992
- Type
- Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
- Local Authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Parish
- St Cyrus
- NGR
- NO 78140 67473
- Coordinates
- 378140, 767473
Description
The monument is a burial cairn of the Early Bronze Age, some 2500 to 3000 years old. It is situated just to the S of the summit of the hill. It measures 19m in diameter and up to 2.6m in height. It will cover at least one burial and other burials may have been dug into its surface; earlier burials or cultivation remains may have been covered by the cairn. The march dyke and fences between Mains of Bridgeton and Mains of Brotherton cross the mound.
The area to be scheduled measures 60m in diameter, centred on the cairn, to include the cairn and an area around it which features associated with its construction and use may survive, as marked in red on the attached map; the above ground elements of the wall and fences crossing the site are specifically excluded.
Statement of National Importance
The monument is of national importance as a well preserved burial cairn which has the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of prehistoric burial and ceremonial practices. It is of particular importance because of its likely relationship with the unusual cairn known as The Cloch, 470m to the N; it seems that this cairn has been deliberately sited just far enough off the summit of the hill to be invisible from The Cloch.
References
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