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<< Text Pages >> Gallows Knowe - Round Barrow(s) in Scotland in Angus

Submitted by coldrum on Thursday, 18 June 2009  Page Views: 7273

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gallows Knowe
Country: Scotland County: Angus Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Monstrose
Map Ref: NO670595
Latitude: 56.725993N  Longitude: 2.540873W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4
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cosmic visited on 1st Mar 2017 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 2 Access: 3 Fenced off area on right hand side of main drive up to House of Dun. Information posts up drive way describe its use as site for a gallows but Canmore lists as possible burial cairn.

Round Barrow(s) in Angus

Pictish burial mound.

Canmore ID 35682
Associated with a possible recumbent stone circle - Canmore ID 338880
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Gallows Knowe
Gallows Knowe submitted by cosmic : Gallows Knowe - NO670595 Information board at entrance to House of Dun Image copyright: ewenrun, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gallows Knowe
Gallows Knowe submitted by cosmic : Gallows Knowe -H.of Dunn Mound from SW Image copyright: ewenrun, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NO6759 : Gallows Knowe by Scott Cormie
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NO6759 : The Gardens of the House of Dun by Sarah Charlesworth
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Re: Gallows Knowe by cosmic on Monday, 10 April 2017
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Site lies to right of main drive up to House of Dun. Information board details use as site for gallows but Canmore lists as possible prehistoric cairn.
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Ancient past highlighted in trail at Angus estate by coldrum on Thursday, 18 June 2009
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Ancient past highlighted in trail at Angus estate

The connection between an ancient civilisation and an Angus estate is being highlighted with a new trail for tourists.

The Dun estate, near Montrose, is best known for its impressive 18th-century William Adam-designed mansion but the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) is shedding some light on the area’s earlier inhabitants.

The house’s grounds include five sites of international interest, three sites of early occupation and two burial areas, pointing to a history which stretches back more than 4,000 years.

One of the most prominent landmarks is Gallows Knowe, a large Pictish burial mound which is thought to date from around 2000BC.

It takes its sinister name from the local tradition that it was used as a place of execution in mediaeval times.

NTS has now erected a series of information panels around the estate to put the sites in context and take visitors back to its earliest times.

House of Dun property manager John McKenna said there is far more to the estate than first meets the eye.

He said: “The house is the main attraction but people often miss the heritage going on in the grounds outside.

“The house picks up on another Pictish burial site across Montrose Basin and when William Adam designed it he deliberately lined the house up with it. When you look out of the grand saloon windows you can see it as a reminder of our ancestors.”

While some of the sites have been the subject of archaeological investigations, Mr McKenna said the estate still holds many secrets.

He added: “Three settlement sites have been picked up by aerial photos in fields around the estate and there’s the remains of the 12th-century castle. To my knowledge, that’s never been excavated.”

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