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Kinpurnie Castle Cairn is an ancient funerary monument located approximately 400 metres west-northwest of Kinpurnie Castle in Angus, Scotland. The cairn dates to the Bronze Age and represents a burial structure typical of prehistoric Scotland, when such stone mounds were constructed to mark the graves of individuals of status within their communities. The monument survives as a substantial earthwork and stone feature, testament to Bronze Age funerary practices in the Tayside region. As a scheduled ancient monument under Historic Environment Scotland designation SM6299, it remains an important archaeological record of early metalworking period settlement and ritual activity in Angus.
Kinpurnie Castle,cairn 400m WNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6299. View the official record →
Kinpurnie Castle Cairn is an ancient funerary monument located approximately 400 metres west-northwest of Kinpurnie Castle in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6299.
Kinpurnie Castle,cairn 400m WNW of 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 SM6299.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including East Adamston, souterrain and unenclosed settlement 670m NNE of (7.2 km), Glenbran, ring fort 590m SE of (8.3 km), Dron Chapel (8.4 km).
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