What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Gowanbank as Cropmark(s) (period Unknown), Pit(s) (period Unknown), Square Barrow (iron Age)(possible). 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.
Iron Age square barrow, possibly a funerary or ceremonial mound. Its significance lies in its potential to provide insights into burial practices and land use in Iron Age Scotland.
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Places near here
Forfar, Old Brechin Road, Whitehills HospitalHospital (period Unassigned) · 475 yd
LunanheadCist(s) (bronze Age), Enclosure (prehistoric)(possible), Coin(s) (period Unknown), Urn(s) (period Unknown) · 735 yd
Lunan WellSpring · 759 yd
Forfar, Helen StreetUnidentified Flint (period Unassigned) · 858 yd
Lowson Memorial Parish ChurchMemorial · 943 yd
Forfar, Montrose Road, Lowson Memorial ChurchChurch (20th Century) (1912), War Memorial (20th Century) · 946 yd
Carseburn Road, ForfarNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1457 yd
Forfar, Green StreetNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1609 yd
Restenneth MossNature reserve · 1645 yd
Forfar, Monument to Sir Robert Peel, Forfar CemeteryCommemorative Monument (19th Century) · 1647 yd
Forfar, Castle HillCastle (medieval) · 1.0 mi
Meffan Institute Museum & GalleryMuseum · 1.1 miOther information
Photo: Alan Morrison · CC BY-SA 2.0