What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Blackhouse Dean as Clearance Cairn (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.
A Clearance Cairn, post-Medieval in date, typically associated with the clearance of stone for agricultural or building purposes; such features are common in upland areas of Scotland and reflect rural land-use practices of the later historic period.
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Places near here
BroomhillGeological Cropmark (period Unknown) · 612 yd
Warlawbank, Horseley HillFort (later Prehistoric), Roundhouse (later Prehistoric) · 883 yd
Gallows LawNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 894 yd
Horseley HillMountain / peak · 1002 yd
MayfieldFarmstead (post Medieval) · 1597 yd
Mayfield FarmhouseFarmhouse (late 18th Century) · 1653 yd
Bunkle CastleCastle (medieval), Earthwork (medieval) · 1.7 mi
AuchencrowNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.7 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.8 mi
Billie CastleCastle (medieval), Corn Drying Kiln (medieval), Enclosure(s) (medieval) · 2.0 mi
Marygoldhill PlantationForest · 2.2 mi
Preston PlantationForest · 2.4 mi