What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairn Hill, Awhirk as Burial Cairn (later Prehistoric)(possible). 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.
Burial cairn, likely dating to the later prehistoric period (possibly Bronze Age). Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of funerary practices and settlement patterns in the prehistoric landscape of Scotland.
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Places near here
AwhirkFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 148 yd
ClachanmoreBarbed and Tanged Arrowhead (flint)(period Unassigned) · 347 yd
Clachanmore, SchoolSchool (19th Century) · 357 yd
Low ArdwellCastle (medieval)(possible) · 557 yd
Barnamon HillCairn (later Prehistoric) · 665 yd
Barn HillMountain / peak · 913 yd
Soundly HillMountain / peak · 1273 yd
McTaggart MemorialMemorial · 1504 yd
Killaser CastleTower House (medieval) · 1.5 mi
Moorpark PlantationWood · 1.6 mi
Chapel Rossan BayBay · 2.1 mi
Drumbreddan BayBay · 2.1 mi