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Cairn, protected by modern wall. The cairn is retained by a kerb of stone for most of its circumference. The 'chamber' described by Fraser is an excavation hollow. This cairn is situated in the middle of a field of improved pasture and is surrounded by a plantation bank on which beech are now growing. The cairn measures 13m in diameter and stands 0.75m in height with a kerb of stones visible around the east, south and west, where it rises to 0.70m high. The centre of the cairn has been excavated, and there is a large slab, possibly from a cist, leaning against the northeast side of the pit. (RCAHMS 1994). Traditionally the burial place of Macbeth, the cairn was robbed between 1835 and 1855 to build most of the houses on Perkhill. It was opened about 1855 when a stone coffin, containing bones and ashes, was found at the bottom.
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Historic Environment Records (HER)