Cairn Fichlie, Glaschul Hill Towie, Scotland

Scheduled Monument Data

Cairn Fichlie, Glaschul Hill has been designated a scheduled monument in Scotland with the following information. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since scheduling.

Historic Scotland ID
SM0
Name
Cairn Fichlie, cairn, Glaschul Hill
Parish
Towie
County
Aberdeenshire
Easting
345883
Northing
814853
Categories
Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Date Listed
30 May 1961
Date Amended
29 March 2001
Date Updated
20 June 2018
Source
Historic Environment Scotland Portal: SM0 official listing

Scheduled Monument Description

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The monument comprises the remains of a cairn, located at approximately 360 OD immediately to the northeast of the summit of Glaschul Hill. This monument was scheduled in 1961, but the original scheduling inadequately defined the area. The monument is being rescheduled to clarify the extent of the protected area.

The cairn is roughly circular in shape, approximately 23m in diameter and 2.5m high.

The area to be scheduled is a circle 50m in diameter centred on the cairn, to include the remains of the cairn and an area around in which traces of activities associated with the construction and use of the monument may survive, as shown in red on the attached map extract. The boundary fence adjacent to the forestry plantation to the northwest is excluded from the scheduling.

Scheduled Monument Statement of Significance

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The monument is of national importance as the substantial remains of a prehistoric cairn. Although apparently damaged by investigation in antiquity, it has the potential to provide important information about prehistoric ritual activity in this area.

Scheduled Monument References

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RCAHMS records the monument as NJ 41 SE 2.