What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Balnacoil Hill as Cairn (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.
Prehistoric cairn; likely dates to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of burial and ritual practices in prehistoric Scotland.
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Places near here
Balnacoil HillField System (period Unassigned), Hut Circle (prehistoric) · 370 yd
Balnacoil LodgeLodge (period Unassigned) · 547 yd
BalnacoilHead Dyke (post Medieval), Township (period Unassigned) · 548 yd
Black WaterHut Circle(s) (prehistoric) · 1171 yd
Ben HornMountain / peak · 3.2 mi
Cnoc CragaidhMountain / peak · 3.2 mi
Battle of Alltan-Beathbattle · 4.8 mi
Craggie BurnNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 6.4 mi
Short Sunderland DP197 Air Crash MemorialMemorial · 7.8 mi
Sir John A Macdonald Memorial CairnMemorial · 8.0 mi
Creag BheagCliff · 8.6 mi
An Garbh-bhadWood · 12 miOther information
Photo: Andrew Tryon · CC BY-SA 2.0