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Hill of Menmuir is a Bronze Age funerary and ceremonial monument complex located in Angus, Scotland, comprising cairns and associated field systems situated approximately 900 metres east-southeast of Rome farm. The site consists of multiple cairn structures typical of the Bronze Age period, dating to the second and first millennia before the common era, when such burial monuments and ritual landscapes were extensively constructed across Scotland. The field arrangements at the site indicate pastoral or agricultural use contemporary with the funerary functions, revealing patterns of settlement and land organisation characteristic of Bronze Age communities. The monument survives as an important archaeological record of prehistoric activity in Angus and contributes to understanding of regional Bronze Age burial practices and landscape use.
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 →
Hill of Menmuir is a Bronze Age funerary and ceremonial monument complex located in Angus, Scotland, comprising cairns and associated field systems situated approximately 900 metres east-southeast of Rome farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4464.
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.
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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