What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairn Hill, Knockbrex Toll as Cairn (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Cairn Hill, Knockbrex Toll is a Neolithic cairn, likely dating to the Late Neolithic period (c. 2500–2000 BCE). Such cairns are significant as they represent early communal burial and ritual practices in Scotland.
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Places near here
West KnockbrexFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 605 yd
Knockbrex TollToll House (post Medieval) · 627 yd
East KnockbrexFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 667 yd
Benfield, Benfield CottageEstate Cottage (19th Century) · 1545 yd
Museum Newton StewartMuseum · 1.6 mi
Craigcolvin PlantationWood · 1.8 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 2.0 mi
Gill WoodWood · 2.1 mi
Larg TowerCastle (medieval) · 3.0 mi
Castle StewartCastle (medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 3.2 mi
Larg HillMountain / peak · 3.2 mi
Kirroughtree Visitor CentreVisitor information · 3.8 mi