What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Ackran Burn as Cairnfield (period Unassigned), Hut Circle (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
A prehistoric cairnfield and hut circle; likely dates to the Neolithic or Bronze Age. It represents domestic and ritual activity in early Scottish settlements.
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Places near here
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