What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Farrochie 3 as Cremation (bronze Age). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Bronze Age cremation tomb; part of a broader funerary tradition in Neolithic and Bronze Age Scotland. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of burial practices and social organisation during the transition to metallurgy in the region.
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Places near here
Kirktown of Fetteresso, Fetteresso CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 254 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Fetteresso ViaductRailway Viaduct (19th Century) · 289 yd
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FetteressoVillage (period Unassigned) · 393 yd
Beattie's HillPlantation Bank (period Unassigned) · 428 yd
Woods of DunnottarNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1576 yd
Shell House Info BoardVisitor information · 1610 yd
Dunnottar WoodsVisitor information · 1643 yd
Stonehaven BeachBeach / strand · 1.3 mi
Unknown: Stonehaven Beach, Stonehaven Bay, North SeaSloop (19th Century) · 1.3 mi
Stonehaven Open Air PoolHeritage attraction · 1.4 mi
Tolbooth MuseumMuseum · 1.4 mi