What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairn Leys, Kilwhannel 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 Neolithic cairn; likely dates to the Early to Middle Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of prehistoric funerary and ritual practices in the Scottish landscape.
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Places near here
KilwhannelChurch (medieval)(possible) · 631 yd
AuchairneHouse (period Unassigned) · 766 yd
GarpharDrain (medieval) - (post Medieval), Palisaded Enclosure (prehistoric), Plantation Bank(s) (period Unknown) · 1687 yd
Smyrton HillCairnfield (prehistoric) · 1.1 mi
Garleffin WoodWood · 1.2 mi
Willie's WoodWood · 1.2 mi
Laggan DairyNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.3 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.8 mi
AuchencroshNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.8 mi
BenerairdMountain / peak · 2.3 mi
Knockdolian CastleTower House (16th Century) · 2.5 mi
BenawMountain / peak · 3.1 mi