Scheduled MonumentsScotlandFisherhills,barrow cemetery
Barrow cemetery

Fisherhills,barrow cemetery

Scotland
HES SM6104
Site type
Barrow cemetery
Nation
Scotland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Fisherhills Barrow Cemetery is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Angus, Scotland. The site consists of multiple burial mounds typical of Bronze Age mortuary practice in eastern Scotland, representing a significant concentration of prehistoric interment activity. Such barrow cemeteries provide important evidence for Bronze Age settlement patterns and funerary rituals across the region. The monument has been identified and recorded within the national heritage record as a protected archaeological site of Bronze Age date.

Fisherhills,barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6104. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Fisherhills,barrow cemetery?

Fisherhills Barrow Cemetery is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6104.

Who is responsible for protecting Fisherhills,barrow cemetery?

Fisherhills,barrow cemetery 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 SM6104.

What other scheduled monuments are near Fisherhills,barrow cemetery?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dubton,unenclosed settlement NW of (3 km), Newbigging,unenclosed settlement and palisaded enclosure SW of (4.2 km), Newbigging,ring ditches 300m S of (4.2 km).

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