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Fountain Hillock is a burial mound situated 250 metres west of Cauldcots in Kincardineshire, Scotland. Dating to the Bronze Age, the mound represents one of the numerous funerary monuments that dot the Strathmore valley and surrounding agricultural landscape. Such burial mounds, known as cairns or barrows depending on their construction materials, served as communal or individual repositories for the deceased and often held prestigious grave goods reflecting the status of those interred within them.
The monument rests upon bedrock of the Strathmore Group, an Emsian formation comprising predominantly sandstone with subordinate bands of conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This underlying geology would have influenced both the choice of location and the materials available for the mound's construction. The Strathmore valley has long been favoured for settlement and burial, owing to its fertile soils and accessible water sources.
Fountain Hillock is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM4822. This designation recognises its archaeological significance and ensures that the site remains preserved for future study and public understanding of Bronze Age funerary practices and social organisation in the northeast of Scotland.
Fountain Hillock,burial mound 250m W of Cauldcots is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4822. View the official record →
Fountain Hillock is a burial mound situated 250 metres west of Cauldcots in Kincardineshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4822.
Fountain Hillock,burial mound 250m W of Cauldcots 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 SM4822.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Witch Hillock,burial mound and stone setting (6.8 km), Gallows Knap,barrow 450m S of Dalhousie Lodge (7.3 km), Capo Plantation, long barrow (7.5 km).
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Fountain Hillock,burial mound 250m W of Cauldcots stands on Strathmore Group, bedrock that formed in the Emsian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.