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Witch Hillock is a Bronze Age burial mound and stone setting situated in Kincardineshire, Scotland. The monument comprises an earthen mound associated with stone features, characteristic of funerary monuments constructed during the Bronze Age in northeast Scotland. Such monuments typically served as focal points for burial practices and ritual activity within their local landscapes. The site is recorded within Scotland's national monument database and represents an important element of the prehistoric archaeological resource of the Aberdeenshire region.
Witch Hillock,burial mound and stone setting is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4823. View the official record →
Witch Hillock is a Bronze Age burial mound and stone setting situated in Kincardineshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4823.
Witch Hillock,burial mound and stone setting 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 SM4823.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Arrat, burial ground and hospital 65m E of Magdalene's Chapel Cottage (8.3 km), Arrat's Mill, barrows 535m NE of (8.5 km), Balwyllo,enclosures and cropmarks 300m SW of (8.6 km).
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