Description

The monument comprises the remains of a prehistoric kerb cairn visible as upstanding remains. Sites such as this are burial and ritual monuments dating from the Bronze Age.

The monument lies at around 115m OD, on a S-facing hillslope looking down the valley of the Keltie Water. The cairn measures approximately 5m across and stands around 0.5m high. The perimeter of the cairn is clearly defined by a kerb of narrow rectilinear boulders set on their edges. The cairn shows no obvious signs of disturbance, and it is therefore probable that any original burial or votive deposits survive intact.

The area to be scheduled is a circle 25m in diameter, centred on the cairn, to include the cairn and an area around it where remains relating to its construction and use may be expected to survive, as shown in red on the attached map.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance for its potential to contribute to our knowledge of prehistoric religious and funerary practices. In addition to the obvious potential for burial or ritual deposits, the apparently undisturbed nature of the site may also have led to good preservation beneath it of environmental evidence that could shed light on contemporary land use. The relationship between this cairn and a number of other prehistoric burial monuments in the Braes of Doune area also has the potential to enhance our knowledge of the evolution of funerary ritual and social organisation throughout the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Bibliography

RCAHMS records the monument as Eas Uilleam, NN60NE 51.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland