What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Blegden Burn, Penmanshiel as Cairn (prehistoric)(possible). 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 prehistoric cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age; its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of burial and ritual practices in rural lowland Scotland.
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Places near here
Endless KnowesBoundary Marker (medieval)(possible), Cairn (prehistoric)(possible) · 599 yd
Gowel HillEarthwork (later Prehistoric) · 849 yd
HowparkQuarry (post Medieval) · 1536 yd
Redheugh TrackRoad (post Medieval) · 1569 yd
Greenside HillMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Battle of Piperdeanbattle · 1.4 mi
Bowshiel WoodWood · 2.1 mi
Gowel WoodForest · 2.2 mi
BowshielTower House (medieval) · 2.5 mi
BlackburnrigMountain / peak · 2.5 mi
Pease BayBay · 2.8 mi
Pease SandsBeach / strand · 2.8 mi