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Cairn Greg is a Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 430 metres east-southeast of North Gates in Angus, Scotland. The cairn forms part of the considerable Bronze Age archaeological landscape of the region, during which such stone-built mounds served as burial structures for individuals of status within prehistoric communities. The monument's physical composition and morphology are consistent with cairn construction practices of the second millennium BCE, when such monuments were erected across Scotland as enduring markers of burial sites and territorial significance.
Cairn Greg,cairn 430m ESE of North Gates is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2889. View the official record →
Cairn Greg is a Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 430 metres east-southeast of North Gates in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2889.
Cairn Greg,cairn 430m ESE of North Gates is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM2889.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cowbakie Hill, enclosure 220m NNE of 12 Forgan Drive (8.8 km), Comerton Home, unenclosed settlement 300m E of (9.1 km), Rhynd, enclosure 800m N of (9.1 km).
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