What is recorded here
Castleward is a late Neolithic to early Bronze Age burial cairn in Angus, Scotland. It marks a time when people shaped stone into memory before written history existed. The hill may have risen as a boundary between the living and the dead, or as a gift to ancestors whose names never reached us.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castleward as Burial Cairn (late Neolithic) - (early Bronze Age). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Easter DenoonCup and Ring Marked Stone (neolithic) - (bronze Age) · 663 yd
Denoon LawBuilding(s) (medieval)(possible), Fort (prehistoric) · 1370 yd
Murleywell FarmFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
Denoon BurnQuarry (19th Century) · 1.3 mi
Berry HillockMountain / peak · 1.9 mi
Kirkinch WoodWood · 1.9 mi
Mains of RochelhillCastle (medieval)(possible), Farmhouse (18th Century) · 2.1 mi
Auchterhouse HillMountain / peak · 2.7 mi
Swirl WoodWood · 2.7 mi
Glamis War MemorialMemorial · 2.9 mi
Hatton CastleTower House (16th Century) · 3.1 mi
The Bothy ExperienceHeritage attraction · 3.2 miOther information
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