What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Mains of Fortrie as Cairn (period Unassigned), Arrowhead(s) (flint)(period Unassigned), Cinerary Urn (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
A Neolithic cairn with associated flint arrowheads and a cinerary urn, indicating a burial and ritual site from the early agricultural period in Scotland. Its unassigned period reflects incomplete dating but suggests a link to broader Neolithic funerary practices in the region.
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Places near here
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Backhill of FortrieFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 1450 yd
CortiecramFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
Whitestone HillNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.4 mi
Auchnagatt War MemorialMemorial · 1.6 mi
Ardallie War MemorialMemorial · 3.2 mi
SmallburnForest · 3.5 mi
Smallburn HillMountain / peak · 3.7 mi
Truffhill WoodWood · 3.7 mi
Upper ArdgrainNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.8 mi
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Photo: Ken Fitlike · CC BY-SA 2.0