What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Big Burn as Clearance Cairn (period Unassigned). 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.
Clearance cairn, likely dating to the post-medieval period. These cairns were typically constructed during land clearance for agriculture, and while locally significant in understanding historical land use, wider archaeological significance is not recorded.
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Places near here
Big BurnFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 114 yd
BalrobertFlint Scatter (prehistoric) · 1219 yd
EssichHouse (period Unassigned) · 1473 yd
Newton of LeysCairnfield (period Unassigned) · 1479 yd
CulduthelNo Class (event) (early 21st Century) · 1.7 mi
Culduthel WoodsForest · 2.1 mi
Inverness Gaelic Primary SchoolNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.1 mi
Inverness, Glenurquhart Road, Tomnahurich Cemetery, ShelterShelter (period Unassigned) · 3.2 mi
Bellfield Park BandstandMemorial · 3.4 mi
Craig DunainMountain / peak · 3.4 mi
Aldourie CastleCastle (17th Century) · 3.8 mi
Craigphadrig ForestForest · 4.2 mi