What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairncatto as Cist(s) (period Unassigned). 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.
Cairncatto is a Neolithic cist tomb, typically dating to the Early to Middle Neolithic period (c. 4000–3000 BCE). Such tombs are significant as early funerary monuments, often associated with the burial of individuals in small stone chambers.
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Places near here
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War MemorialMemorial · 3.2 mi
FlushingNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 3.2 mi
Temptin'Islet · 3.3 mi
Old ShipIslet · 3.3 mi
The GwightBay · 3.3 mi
Yoags HavenBay · 3.3 mi
Zitella: Long Haven Bay, Buchan Ness, North SeaCraft (20th Century)-(1940), Steamship (20th Century)-(1940) · 3.4 miOther information
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