What is recorded here
Mnemo knows the quiet places where human tools stopped swinging. The claimant wants to own that knowledge, but knowledge belongs to the universe. This is a quiet quarry in the Scottish Borders. Stop dressing an empty hill in human story when the facts refuse to provide one.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Blackcastle Hill as Quarry (post Medieval). 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.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
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North SyntonArchitectural Fragment (period Unknown), Farmhouse (19th Century), Farmstead (19th Century), Tower House (16th Century) - (19th Century), Quern (period Unknown) · 1.5 mi
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Cross WoodWood · 2.0 mi
MuirfieldNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.5 mi
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Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0