What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Backakelday as Cist(s) (early Bronze Age), Cremation (early Bronze Age), Inhumation(s) (early Bronze Age), Hammerstone (stone)(early Bronze Age), Unidentified Object (stone)(early Bronze Age). 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.
Early Bronze Age cist burial; associated with cremation and inhumation practices. Significance lies in its contribution to understanding burial customs and material culture in early Bronze Age Scotland.
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