What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Boiden as Cairn (viking)(possible), Shield (viking), Spearhead (iron)(viking), Sword (viking). 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.
A possible Viking-age burial cairn, associated with weapon finds, indicating a high-status warrior burial. Its significance lies in the rare preservation of Viking-era artifacts in a cairn context in Scotland.
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Places near here
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BannachraCairn (bronze Age), Sword (period Unknown) · 1.2 mi
Bannachra CastleTower House (15th Century) · 1.3 mi
Loch Lomond, InchmurrinClearance Cairn (period Unassigned), Enclosure (period Unassigned) · 1.4 mi
InchmurrinIsland · 1.7 mi
ArnburnNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.7 mi
Boturich Castle, Loch LomondNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.9 mi
Gouk HillMountain / peak · 1.9 mi
Duck BayBay · 2.0 mi
Inchgalbraith CastleCastle (medieval) · 2.8 mi
InchgalbraithIslet · 2.8 mi