What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cailleach Na Mointeach as Cairn (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Cailleach Na Mointeach is a Neolithic cairn, likely dating to the Early to Middle Neolithic period (c. 4000–3000 BCE). Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of prehistoric funerary and ritual practices in the Scottish landscape.
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