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Westside, barrows 115m SW of Westerly is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Angus, Scotland. The site comprises barrows, the characteristic earthen mounds that served as communal or individual graves during the Bronze Age, positioned on land overlying the Strathmore Group sandstone bedrock. This geological foundation, formed during the Emsian period of the Lower Devonian, consists primarily of sandstone interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone—a mixed lithology typical of the fertile agricultural lands of Strathmore. The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under scheduled ancient monument reference SM6367, reflecting its significance as a surviving example of Bronze Age burial practice.
The location within Angus places these barrows in a landscape rich in prehistoric settlement. The undulating terrain and relatively well-drained soils of Strathmore have long attracted human occupation, and the positioning of these barrows suggests they held importance within Bronze Age communities occupying the region. The preservation of the earthworks, despite millennia of agricultural use, indicates their construction and scale were substantial enough to survive the impacts of later land management.
These barrows remain valuable archaeological resources for understanding Bronze Age funerary practices and settlement patterns in eastern Scotland. Their protected status ensures preservation for future archaeological investigation and study.
Westside, barrows 115m SW of Westerly is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6367. View the official record →
Westside, barrows 115m SW of Westerly is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Angus, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6367.
Westside, barrows 115m SW of Westerly 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 SM6367.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brechin Cathedral Round Tower (6.3 km), Kincraig,enclosure and ring ditch 300m E of (7.9 km), Balbirnie Mill,enclosure 300m ENE of (8.3 km).
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Westside, barrows 115m SW of Westerly stands on Strathmore Group, bedrock that formed in the Emsian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.