
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Balvaird as Chambered Cairn (neolithic). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Neolithic chambered cairn; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). It represents a significant type of funerary and ceremonial monument associated with early farming communities in Scotland.
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Places near here
BalvairdTownship (period Unassigned) · 399 yd
Balvaird WoodEmbankment (period Unassigned) · 704 yd
Ar Tigh, NewmoreFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 953 yd
Muir of ConanChambered Cairn (neolithic) · 955 yd
Bog Fada WoodForest · 1192 yd
HighfieldNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1685 yd
Conan WoodForest · 1.1 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.4 mi
Glen Ord Distillery Visitor CentreHeritage attraction · 1.5 mi
Dunglass IslandIsland · 1.6 mi
Lady Mackenzie's MonumentMemorial · 3.3 miOther information
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