What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Auchterhouse as Cairn (prehistoric)(possible), Fort (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Auchterhouse is a prehistoric cairn and possibly a fort, dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its dual function suggests significance as both a ritual site and a defensive or settlement location in early Scottish prehistory.
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Places near here
Auchterhouse HillMountain / peak · 30 yd
Balkello HillMountain / peak · 879 yd
Quarry HouseEnclosure (period Unknown)(possible), Man-made underground passage (iron Age)(possible) · 1.0 mi
Standing Stone of BalkelloStanding Stone (prehistoric) · 1.1 mi
Kirkton of Auchterhouse, War MemorialWar Memorial (20th Century) (1920) · 1.1 mi
ScotstonFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
Calfward WoodForest · 3.0 mi
Hatton CastleTower House (16th Century) · 3.4 mi
Muirhead War MemorialMemorial · 3.4 mi
Gallow HillMountain or hill · 3.5 mi
Monumental water towerCastle, fort or tower · 3.5 mi
Forest debrisForest or wood · 3.5 mi