What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairn-na-gath as Long Cairn (neolithic). 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.
Neolithic long cairn; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3700–2500 BCE). It represents a significant type of funerary and ceremonial monument associated with early farming communities in Scotland.
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Places near here
KnockniehourieCairnfield (post Medieval) · 748 yd
KilmacfadzeanNatural Feature(s) (period Unknown) · 851 yd
Brough HillMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
White BarMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Horse HillFarmstead (period Unassigned), Field System (period Unassigned) · 1.5 mi
ArtfieldFarmstead (medieval) - (18th Century), Field System (post Medieval), Sheepfold(s) (post Medieval) · 1.7 mi
Caves of KilhernChambered Cairn (neolithic) · 2.1 mi
Knockiebae PlantationForest · 2.7 mi
New Luce, CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 2.8 mi
New Luce Memorial HallMemorial · 2.9 mi
Loch RonaldCastle (medieval)(possible) · 3.9 mi
Kettle CaldronWaterfall · 4.0 miOther information
Photo: David Baird · CC BY-SA 2.0