What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Backtack as Cairn (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.
Bronze Age cairn; its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of prehistoric burial and ritual practices in the Scottish landscape.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
BrownhillFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 705 yd
Mains of CairnborrowFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned), House (period Unassigned) · 962 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Hill of MilleathRecumbent Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age) · 1500 yd
DrumdelgieArrowhead(s) (flint)(period Unassigned) · 1.0 mi
Dunbennan HillMountain / peak · 1.9 mi
Truttle StonesNamed rock · 2.5 mi
Gallow HillMountain / peak · 2.6 mi
Haugh of Glass War MemorialMemorial · 2.8 mi
Garromuir WoodWood · 2.8 mi
Pitlurg CastleDovecot (18th Century), Tower House (medieval) · 3.0 mi
The Bin ForestForest · 3.0 mi
Upper AuchairnNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 3.0 mi