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Field Visit
Date 10 June 1925
Event ID 1099236
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1099236
Tumulus, near Gateside.
About half a mile to the east of the Standing Stone, on the south side of the railway and immediately opposite to Wellfield Lodge, is a tumulus which has a diameter of about 53 feet and an approximate height of some 8 or 9 feet. It is situated 300 feet above sea-level. Lying near its summit are two large blocks of sandstone, one of which, measuring 3 ½ feet by 3 ¼ feet and 1 ½ feet in thickness, is said to have been removed from the top of the mound, when human bones were found beneath it. The second block, which is of a long, tapering pillar-shape, and measures 7 feet 2 inches in length by 1 foot 8 inches in width at the base, is said to have stood formerly outside the mound, towards the south. The tumulus appears to consist largely of stones, but it is now overgrown. Cf. Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., xl (1905-6), p. 295.
RCAHMS 1933, visited 10 June 1925.
