St. Arnold's Seat - Angus, Scotland.
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N 56° 45.803 W 002° 55.737
30V E 504343 N 6291049
Massive and mysterious cairn on a hill top on the edge of the Grampian Mountains in eastern Scotland.
Waymark Code: WMVH5J
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/19/2017
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St. Arnold's Seat is a 493 metre high hill on the southern edge of the Grampian Mountains overlooking Strathmore in the county of Angus. The summit is an outlier of an unnamed higher hill half a mile to the north-west. Just east of the actual summit is a huge cairn, 50 feet in diameter and around 13 feet tall, although in places it can stretch to nearly 20 feet.
Little is known of the purpose of the cairn which was in place as long ago as 1744. Also uncertain is the naming of the hill, which in the past has been called St. Ennan's, St. Arne's, St. Anne's, St. Eunandis and St. Euand's, before the name St. Arnold became eventually known.
An incredible amount of stones went in to building this cairn, the only clue to the construction coming from a ruined dyke or wall a few yards to the south which is missing many stones.
The cairn is situated above Glen Ogil but it can be reached easily from Glen Moy two miles to the west where a series of tracks have been bulldozed through the heathery terrain. The cairn can be climbed with care and on a clear day the view can stretch for many miles over the low ground to the south. It is prominent from Strathmore to the south and is seen as a large pimple like structure on top of the hill.