What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Backhill as Cist (prehistoric), Beaker (bronze Age), Cinerary Urn (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
A cist burial associated with the Beaker period (c. 2500–800 BCE) in Scotland, reflecting early Bronze Age funerary practices. Its inclusion of a cinerary urn suggests cremation rites, common in this period across Britain.
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Places near here
North AuchronieRig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 353 yd
WogleFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 908 yd
Mains of TertowieFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 1000 yd
AuchronieStanding Stone (prehistoric) · 1396 yd
Easterskene WoodWood · 1.9 mi
Westhill, BroadshadeNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.0 mi
Skene War MemorialMemorial · 2.1 mi
Kirkton of Skene, CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 2.2 mi
Gas WoodForest · 2.5 mi
Robber's CaveCave · 2.6 mi
Skene HouseCountry House (period Unassigned), Tower House (medieval) · 2.7 mi_(geograph_4834055).jpg?width=1280)
South LeylodgeNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 3.0 mi