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Latitude: 56.5595 / 56°33'34"N
Longitude: -3.4833 / 3°29'0"W
OS Eastings: 308927
OS Northings: 741826
OS Grid: NO089418
Mapcode National: GBR V5.6QPP
Mapcode Global: WH5NF.GDH7
Entry Name: Mains of Fordie, cairn 450m W of
Scheduled Date: 22 April 1998
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM7137
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Caputh
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Strathtay
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises a burial cairn of prehistoric date, surviving as a prominent mound. The monument lies on a sloping hillside in arable farmland, at around 100m OD. It comprises a sub-circular cairn measuring about 25m in diameter and up to 3m in height.
The cairn is of a type characteristic of the later Neolithic and Bronze Age and may be expected to contain evidence of burials and related deposits. It does not appear to have been disturbed by early excavation.
The area proposed for scheduling comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related material may be expected to be found. It is circular with a diameter of 50m, as marked in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to our understanding of prehistoric funerary and ritual practices.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NO 04 SE 5.
Aerial Photographs used:
RCAHMS (1974) A53957 NO04SE5.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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