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Image of Brankam Hill (Stone Setting) by drewbhoy

Hill of Glendye, away in the distance.

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Looking towards Craig Marloch.

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The two four posters looking over to Strone Hill, its west side covered in ring cairns, cairns, hut circles and another four poster.

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Looking down on top of the southern 4 Poster.

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Image of Brankam Hill (Stone Setting) by drewbhoy

The southern 4 Poster.

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The Welton to the east, The Carrach to the north east, an absolute roaster of a day.

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Looking northwards, the saddle between the Welton and Brankam Hills.

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The northern of the two next door to each other four posters.

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Articles

Brankam Hill

Stone Setting

drewbhoy Oct 4, 2020

This whole area is covered in prehistoric sites and Brankam Hill has its quota of sites, barrows, hut circles, kerb cairns and something I haven’t come across before a double Four Poster.

Sitting on the east side of the hill the two small circles, similar to Strone, are only 3m apart. The north setting is just over 1.5m square and the south setting, 1m square.

Not the the most impressive site, but certainly one of the most fascinating.

Plans being made to go back and have a good look at the hill with a guide from the area.

Visited 8/08/2020.

Sites within 20km of Brankam Hill

Brankam Hill

0.05km W

18

1
Brankam Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 0.42km NE

3

1
Brankam Hill East

Kerbed Cairn • 0.65km NNE

9

1
Welton

Cairn(s) • 0.79km ENE

11

1
Strone Hill East

Cairn(s) • 0.92km NNW

9

1
Foldend House

Cairn(s) • 0.95km W

6

1
Mid Strone Hill

Cairn(s) • 1.05km W

7

1
The Carrach

Cairn(s) • 1.13km NE

10

1
Strone Hill Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.16km WNW

7

1
Lintrathen

Cairn(s) • 1.29km SW

4

1
Strone Hill Ring Cairns

Ring Cairn • 1.32km WNW

10

1
Strone Hill

Stone Circle • 1.36km WNW

8

1

2
Mile Hill

Cairn(s) • 1.74km NE

5

1
Auldallan

Standing Stones • 2.41km NNW

2

1
Pitmudie Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 2.52km W

6

2
Meikle Kenny Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.56km ESE

5

2
Meikle Kenny Recumbent?

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.56km ESE

3

1
Meikle Kenny

Stone Row / Alignment • 2.56km ESE

3
Meikle Kenny Group B

Stone Row / Alignment • 2.56km ESE

4

1
Meikle Kenny Group C

Stone Row / Alignment • 2.56km ESE

2

1
East Campsie

Kerbed Cairn • 2.66km S

6

1
Wester Coul

Cairn(s) • 2.73km W

11

1
Torrax Hill Wood

Cairn(s) • 3.51km WSW

6

1
Torrax

Cairn(s) • 3.81km W

11

1
Kirkton Hill

Cairn(s) • 3.99km E

7

1
Cantsmill

Cairn(s) • 4.3km ESE

5

1

1
Barns Of Airlie Farm

Cup Marked Stone • 4.33km SE

9

1
Barns of Airlie Souterrain

Souterrain • 4.33km SSE

11

3

1
Cairn Plew

Cairn(s) • 4.34km W

2

1

1
Cairn Motherie

Cairn(s) • 4.47km WNW

2

1

1
Ascreavie Hill

Cairn(s) • 4.52km ENE

7

1
Culhawk

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.54km E

9

1
Formal

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.7km WSW

3

1
Balstard

Stone Circle • 5.39km ENE

7

1
Balloch

Cairn(s) • 5.42km ENE

5

1
Cat Law

Cairn(s) • 5.43km NNE

2

1

1
Bruceton

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.48km S

6

3

1
Shanzie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.54km SSW

5

2

1
Kilry

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.71km WSW

10

3
Shanzie Farm

Souterrain • 5.8km SSW

8

1
Castle Hill Wood

Stone Setting • 5.91km ENE

9

1
Reedie 2

Cairn(s) • 5.98km E

3

1
Philpie

Standing Stones • 5.99km SSE

8

2
Mill of Cumna

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.01km SSW

1

1
Reedie

Cairn(s) • 6.22km E

6

1
Castle Hill

Cairn(s) • 6.26km ENE

7

1
Castle Hill (Meams)

Hillfort • 6.35km ENE

11

1
Corogle Burn

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.4km NE

13

1
Airlie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.45km ESE

20

4
Easter Peathaugh

Stone Circle • 6.58km W

16

2
Dryloch

Cairn(s) • 6.61km S

12

1

2
Barry Hill

Hillfort • 6.72km SW

11

2

2
Balloch

Souterrain • 7.22km SW

1
Shealwalls

Stone Circle • 7.38km SW

2

1
Lendrick Lodge Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.43km ESE

12

3
Wester Peathaugh

Cairn(s) • 7.45km W

11

1
Meams Hill

Ring Cairn • 7.52km ENE

7

1
Meams Farm

Cairn(s) • 7.59km ENE

5

1
Balnagarrow

Cairn(s) • 7.77km ENE

2

1
Pitcrocknie

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.3km SW

5

2
Caddam

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.52km ENE

8

3
Bell Hillock

Cairn(s) • 9.17km ENE

6

1
Kirriemuir Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.2km E

8

1

3
Hill Of Alyth

Cairn(s) • 9.34km SW

7

1
Cortachy

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.38km ENE

11

2
Druim Dearg

Kerbed Cairn • 9.53km W

2

1
Happy Hillock

Cairn(s) • 10.59km WSW

9

1
Balmuckety

Standing Stones • 10.59km E

6

1
Park Neuk

Stone Circle • 11.34km WSW

29

1

4

1
Mains of Creuchies

Cup Marked Stone • 11.37km WSW

10

2

2
Belliduff

Cairn(s) • 11.73km S

6

2
Gallow Hill (Cortachy)

Cairn(s) • 11.88km ENE

8

1
Gallow Hill (Cortachy) 2

Cairn(s) • 11.89km ENE

6

1
Meigle

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.97km S

3

1

3
White Hillocks

Cairn(s) • 11.97km WSW

4

1
Black Briggs

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.21km WSW

3

1
Seward’s Stone, Belmont

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.24km S

5

3
Rannagulzion

Cairn(s) • 12.41km WSW

3

1
Glamis

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.44km ESE

3

2
Macbeth’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.52km S

4

4
Denoon Law

Hillfort • 12.72km SE

13

2
Duff’s Knowe

Cairn(s) • 12.77km S

1
Horse Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.79km WSW

1

1
Hill of Drimmie Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 12.79km WSW

29

1

2

1
Drumderg

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.88km WSW

9

3
Alrick Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.89km W

4

1

1
Alrick

Cairn(s) • 12.94km W

4

1
Doonies

Kerbed Cairn • 12.94km W

5

1
Broad Moss

Standing Stones • 13.01km SW

4

2

1
Broad Moss

Stone Circle • 13.07km SW

12

3

1
Whitehillocks

Stone Circle • 13.15km NE

8

1
Arthurstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.53km SSW

1
Glenballoch Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.75km WSW

27

1
Glenballoch Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 13.81km WSW

22

3
Drumend

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.93km SW

10

3

1
Denoon

Cup Marked Stone • 14.03km SE

4

1

1
Whitehillocks Plantation

Cairn(s) • 14.06km NE

4

1
Cairn Gleamnach

Cairn(s) • 14.06km WSW

16

1

1
Carlunie

Cairn(s) • 14.23km SE

4

1
East Kinpurney Hill

Cairn(s) • 14.24km SE

3

1
Kinpurney Hill

Hillfort • 14.3km SSE

6

1
Newbigging Farm

Artificial Mound • 14.41km S

4

1
Easter Memus

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.58km ENE

10

2
Ogil

Cairn(s) • 14.85km ENE

7

1
Grasslet

Ring Cairn • 15.02km NNE

6

1
Milton of Rattray Cursus

Cursus • 15.14km SW

1
Borland

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.27km W

6

2
Kinpurnie

Cairn(s) • 15.29km S

5

1
Law Of Coull

Cairn(s) • 15.35km ENE

3

1
Arniefoul

Cairn(s) • 15.36km ESE

6

1
St Arnold’s Seat

Cairn(s) • 15.43km ENE

4

1
Wheen 2

Ring Cairn • 16km NNE

5

1
Wheen

Cairn(s) • 16.02km NNE

8

1
Battledykes

Cairn(s) • 16.03km E

6

1

1
Wheen 4

Burnt Mound / Fulacht Fia • 16.03km NNE

3

1
High Keillor Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.28km S

15

1

5
Glenkilrie 1

Cairn(s) • 16.29km W

8

1
Carse Grey

Stone Circle • 16.32km E

9

1
Wheen3

Cairn(s) • 16.4km NNE

7

1
Mains Of Persie

Cairn(s) • 16.4km WSW

9

1
Marchburn

Cairn(s) • 16.96km NNE

5

1
Noranside

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.98km ENE

10

3
Auchterhouse Hill

Hillfort • 17.01km SE

6

2
Hill Of Cally

Cairn(s) • 17.03km WSW

8

1
Fir Hillock

Cairn(s) • 17.09km SW

5

1
Knowehead

Cairn(s) • 17.14km SW

8

1
Carnashach Wood

Cup Marked Stone • 17.21km WSW

4

1
Dalnaglar

Kerbed Cairn • 17.25km W

9

1
Witches Stones

Standing Stones • 17.26km SE

2

3
Glenkilrie 2

Kerbed Cairn • 17.26km W

5

1
Glenkilrie 3

Cairn(s) • 17.55km W

4

1
Lair

Ring Cairn • 17.85km W

13

1

1
Auchterhouse

Stone Circle • 17.87km SE

8

1

3
Gallow Hill 2

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 17.98km ESE

3

1
Gallow Hill

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.04km ESE

7

3
Craigowl

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.14km SE

5

1
Tealing Hill cist

Cist • 18.24km ESE

2

1
Tealing Hill settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.27km ESE

2

1
Middleton Muir 5

Cairn(s) • 18.27km WSW

10

1
West Mains

Cairn(s) • 18.28km SSE

6

1
Enoch Burn

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.3km W

4

1
Leys of Marlee

Stone Circle • 18.41km SW

30

8
Prieston Hut Circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.48km ESE

2

1
Corra-lairig

Cairn(s) • 18.52km W

6

1
Middleton Muir 2

Kerbed Cairn • 18.54km WSW

4

1
Middleton Muir 3

Cairn(s) • 18.54km WSW

9

1
Middleton Muir 1

Kerbed Cairn • 18.57km WSW

5

1
Hill of Prieston

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.59km ESE

11

1

4

1
Pitscandlie

Standing Stones • 18.64km E

12

1

3
Balkello

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.66km SE

16

1
Middleton Muir 4

Cairn(s) • 18.7km WSW

6

1
Glenkilrie

Stone Circle • 18.78km W

6

1
St Ninian’s Well

Standing Stones • 18.88km ENE

1
Hill of Finavon

Cup Marked Stone • 19.01km E

1
Pitcur Souterrain

Souterrain • 19.03km SSW

12

3
Kinloch

Cairn(s) • 19.28km WSW

7

1
Balkemback

Stone Circle • 19.3km SE

24

3

1
Huntingfaulds

Cairn(s) • 19.39km ESE

4

1
Muir Of Gormack

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.4km WSW

4

1
Balnabroich kerbed cairn 1

Kerbed Cairn • 19.43km W

4

1
Gormack Muir

Cairn(s) • 19.48km WSW

5

1
Middleton Muir 6

Ring Cairn • 19.64km WSW

3

1

1
Broughdearg

Standing Stones • 19.68km W

11

3
Balnabroich

Stone Circle • 19.71km W

13

1

2
Balnabroich Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.72km W

7

1

1
Tealing Hill

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.72km ESE

2

1
Ranageig 1

Cairn(s) • 19.74km WSW

12

1
Ranageig 2

Cairn(s) • 19.77km WSW

9

1
Balnabroich Cairn

Cairn(s) • 19.84km W

5

1
Pitscandly

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.84km E

2

1
The Grey Cairn

Cairn(s) • 19.85km W

10

1

1
Tealing Stones

Standing Stones • 19.9km ESE

13

3
Dronley House

Artificial Mound • 19.92km SE

4

3