What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Allan's Cairn as Commemorative Cairn (19th Century), Covenanters Grave (17th Century). 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.
Commemorative cairn and Covenanters grave, 17th to 19th century. It marks a site of religious and historical significance related to the Covenanters, a group of Scottish Protestants who resisted royal interference in church matters.
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Places near here
Herd NazeMountain / peak · 1707 yd
Colt HillMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
PolskeochFindspot (20th Century), Unidentified Flint(s) (flint)(period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
ShinnelheadFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 2.2 mi
CairnheadFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 2.3 mi
Euchan WaterCairnfield (period Unassigned)(possible) · 2.6 mi
Castle HillFort (period Unassigned) · 4.6 mi
Glenmaddie WoodWood · 5.2 mi
Ulzieside PlantationForest · 5.5 mi
Polwhat RigNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 6.2 mi
Hare Hill Wind FarmNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 6.7 mi
Sanquhar Tolbooth MuseumMuseum · 7.6 miOther information
Photo: Rab McMurdo · CC BY-SA 2.0