At Pitglassie, near Turriff, bodies of people were burned until they were ashes, then their remains were put into the soil in some sense of rebirth. There are two barrows in Pitglassie woods also. Maybe this happened in other parts of Scotland and therefore cairns of soil and stone rather than piles of stones would be used. These are common up here in North East Lediken. Cairneywhing etc. Then again apart from Bennachie there is nothing of real height in this corner.