What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Bany Knowe, Jerdonfield as Cairn (period Unassigned), Human Remains (period Unassigned). 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.
Bany Knowe, Jerdonfield is a Neolithic cairn, likely dating to the Early to Middle Neolithic period (circa 3500–2500 BCE). Its significance lies in its association with early funerary practices and communal monument construction in the Scottish uplands.
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