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Loanhead is a Bronze Age barrow located 355 metres south-south-east of Templeton in Angus, Scotland. The monument survives as an earthen mound typical of Bronze Age burial practices in eastern Scotland, representing a form of funerary monument in common use during the second millennium BCE. Such barrows served as burial structures for individuals of social status and were often positioned within the landscape to mark territories and commemorate the dead. The site is recorded within the Historic Environment Record and forms part of the broader archaeological evidence for Bronze Age settlement and ritual practices in Angus.
Loanhead, barrow 355m SSE of Templeton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6126. View the official record →
Loanhead is a Bronze Age barrow located 355 metres south-south-east of Templeton in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6126.
Loanhead, barrow 355m SSE of Templeton 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 SM6126.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including David's Hill, enclosure (3 km), Dickmount Law, cairn (4.6 km), Souterrain, Eastern Cemetery, Arbroath (5 km).
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