Angus HER - NO44SE0022 - HARE CAIRN

Main Details

Primary Reference	NO44SE0022
Name	HARE CAIRN
NRHE Card No.	NO44SE22
NRHE Numlink	33620
HES SM No.	6633
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Standing Structure
Site Condition	Incomplete
Details	Remains of a cairn. The 19th century antiquarian Warden recorded that 'Haercairns' or 'Hoar Cairn' was said to be a very large heap of stones under which many human bones have been found. The OS Name book claims that Hare Cairn had-disappeared long ago- and was said to have been erected as a boundary cairn. When revisited by the OS in 1958, the cairn was described as having 'been considerably mutilated, but the outer perimeter is still visible, giving an overall diameter of circa 25.0m. The maximum height is 1.2m. A fence bisects it from north to south. It is clearly too large to be a boundary marker'.
Last Update	19/08/2022
Updated By	cpalmer

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Date of Compilation

Google Map for NO44SE0022

National Grid Reference: NO 4824 4148

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
6	1958			JLD	OS

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

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Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
BONES	HUMAN		B	100
BURIALS	HUMAN		C	100
CAIRNS		REMAINS OF	A	100