What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Bankben as Burial 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 burial cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of prehistoric funerary practices in Scotland.
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Places near here
Glengap BurnEnclosure(s) (post Medieval) · 1189 yd
CraigtypeHut Circle (prehistoric) · 1609 yd
BengrayMountain / peak · 1.0 mi
BenfadyeonRig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval), Shieling Hut (post Medieval) · 1.5 mi
Dalmalin HillRoad(s) (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 1.5 mi
Meikle Culcaigrie HillMountain / peak · 2.3 mi
Carstramon WoodVisitor information · 2.9 mi
Gatehouse of Fleet, Girthon CemeteryCemetery (late 19th Century) · 3.5 mi
War MemorialMonument · 3.6 mi
Galla Hill WoodWood · 3.8 mi
Mine Hill WoodWood · 4.2 mi
Cally CastleEarthwork (medieval), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 4.4 mi