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Fields and cairns 900m ese of rome

Hill of Menmuir,fields and cairns 900m ESE of Rome

Scotland
HES SM4464
Site type
Fields and cairns 900m ese of rome
Nation
Scotland
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Overview

History & significance

Hill of Menmuir is a Bronze Age cairn field situated 900 metres east-south-east of Rome in Angus, Scotland. The monument comprises multiple burial cairns arranged across the landscape, representing a significant funerary focus from the second millennium BC. Such clustered cairn fields are characteristic of Bronze Age mortuary practice in eastern Scotland, serving as communal burial grounds for successive generations.

The site lies upon bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, a Pragian sandstone formation interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This geology, typical of the surrounding countryside, would have provided readily available stone for cairn construction. The elevated position of the monument offers commanding views across the agricultural landscape that characterises this part of Angus.

Hill of Menmuir is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4464. The cairn field survives as earthworks within the modern field system, preserving an important archaeological record of prehistoric burial practice and settlement patterns in Tayside. The monument contributes significantly to understanding Bronze Age funerary behaviour and the permanence of ritual landscapes in ancient Scotland.

Hill of Menmuir,fields and cairns 900m ESE of Rome is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4464. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hill of Menmuir,fields and cairns 900m ESE of Rome?

Hill of Menmuir is a Bronze Age cairn field situated 900 metres east-south-east of Rome in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4464.

Who is responsible for protecting Hill of Menmuir,fields and cairns 900m ESE of Rome?

Hill of Menmuir,fields and cairns 900m ESE of Rome 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 SM4464.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hill of Menmuir,fields and cairns 900m ESE of Rome?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mains of Careston, barrows 100m E of (6.3 km), Noronbank,timber hall 80m SE of (7.7 km), Broomknowe,enclosure 200m W of (8.3 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Mains of Careston, barrows 100m E of
Barrows6.3 km
Noronbank,timber hall 80m SE of
Timber hall7.7 km
Broomknowe,enclosure 200m W of
Post-Medieval · Enclosure8.3 km
Netherton, enclosure 150m SSE of
Post-Medieval · Enclosure8.7 km
Netherton, settlement 400m SSW of
Settlement8.9 km
Netherton, settlement 500m S of
Settlement9 km
Balbinny,enclosure 400m E of
Post-Medieval · Enclosure9.4 km
Barnyards,enclosure 100m NW of
Post-Medieval · Enclosure9.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hill of Menmuir,fields and cairns 900m ESE of Rome

Hill of Menmuir,fields and cairns 900m ESE of Rome stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.

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