What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairn of Shiels as Cairn (bronze Age). 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.
Bronze Age cairn; significant as a burial monument and indicator of early ceremonial practices in the region.
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Places near here
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