What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Lunanhead as Burial Ground (prehistoric), Cist(s) (bronze Age), Human Remains(s) (prehistoric), Beaker (pottery)(bronze Age), Food Vessel (pottery)(bronze Age), Necklace(s) (jet)(prehistoric). 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.
Bronze Age cist burial with Beaker and food vessel pottery, dating to approximately 2000–800 BCE. The site is significant for its association with early funerary practices and the presence of ritual or ceremonial pottery in north-east Scotland.
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Places near here
Lunanhead, St Margaret's Episocpal ChurchChurch (20th Century), War Memorial (20th Century) · 204 yd
PitscandlyBoundary Stone (19th Century) · 419 yd
MyresideBoundary Stone (19th Century) · 437 yd
Lunan WellSpring · 464 yd
East Mains of CarseburnFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 479 yd
Restenneth MossNature reserve · 1127 yd
Murton Nature ReserveNature reserve · 1.2 mi
Lowson Memorial Parish ChurchMemorial · 1.2 mi
Carseburn Road, ForfarNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.4 mi
Forfar, Green StreetNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.6 mi
Forfar, Monument to Sir Robert Peel, Forfar CemeteryCommemorative Monument (19th Century) · 1.6 mi
Forfar, Castle HillCastle (medieval) · 1.6 miOther information
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