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Gallows Knowe is an Iron Age cairn situated 340 metres south of the House of Dun in Angus, Scotland. The monument consists of a stone cairn constructed during the Iron Age period, representing the funerary or ceremonial practices of the pre-Roman inhabitants of eastern Scotland. Its presence in the landscape reflects the settlement patterns and burial traditions of Iron Age communities in the region. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Scotland database under the reference SM862.
Gallows Knowe, cairn 340m S of House of Dun is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM862. View the official record →
Gallows Knowe is an Iron Age cairn situated 340 metres south of the House of Dun in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM862.
Gallows Knowe, cairn 340m S of House of Dun dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a cairn 340m s of house of dun. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Gallows Knowe, cairn 340m S of House of Dun 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 SM862.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hawkhill Quarry, ring ditches (7.6 km), Red Castle,Lunan Bay (8.6 km), Red Castle, barrow and settlement 125m SW of Castle View (8.8 km).
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