Duntilland Hill Cairn Shotts, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
The monument comprises the remains of a prehistoric burial cairn, situated above a very steep slope on the top of Duntilland Hill at 285m OD.
Scheduled Monument Statement of Significance
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The monument is of national importance as the remains of a Bronze Age burial cairn, few of which survive in the central lowlands of Scotland. It has the potential to provide important information about prehistoric ritual activity in this area and to improve our understanding of regional variation across the country.
Scheduled Monument Description
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The monument comprises the remains of a prehistoric burial cairn, situated above a very steep slope on the top of Duntilland Hill at 285m OD. This monument was first scheduled in 1980 and is being rescheduled to clarify the extent of the protected area and to bring the documentation up to modern standards.
It is round, measuring 13.2m E-W by 12.5m N-S and stands approximately 1m high. It is flat on top with a slight depression in the centre, and 4 kerb stone are visible around the side.
The area to be scheduled is a partial circle measuring 35m in diameter, less the southern portion. It includes 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.
Scheduled Monument References
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The monument is recorded by NMRS as NS86SW 4.
References:
RCAHMS 1978, The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Lanarkshire: an inventory of the prehistoric and Roman monuments, Edinburgh, 50, No. 43.