Fir Hillock
Cairn (Prehistoric), Execution Site (Post Medieval)
Site Name Fir Hillock
Classification Cairn (Prehistoric), Execution Site (Post Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Ardblair Castle; Myreside
Canmore ID 28900
Site Number NO14SE 32
NGR NO 17129 44513
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/28900
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Blairgowrie
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NO14SE 32 1712 4451.
Traditionally a place of execution.
Name Book 1898
A turf-covered mound, 16.0m by 13.0m and 1.7m high.
Visited by OS 25 March 1963.
Scheduled as Fir Hillock, burial mound 750m E of Ardblair Castle.
Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated 13 February 2001.
Field Visit (3 April 1989)
Fir Hillock, traditionally regarded as a place of execution is a turf-covered cairn which is situated within a small stand of trees some 260m SE of Myreside steading. The mound measures 13.5m from N to S by 11m transverely and about 0.9m in height; its centre has been dug into.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS) 3 April 1989.
Name Book 1898.