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Cairnhill, Monquhitter

Ring Cairn (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Armlet(s) (period Unassigned), Axehead (stone)(neolithic), Bead (glass)(period Unassigned), Beaker (bronze Age), Ring (period Unassigned)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairnhill, Monquhitter as Ring Cairn (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Armlet(s) (period Unassigned), Axehead (stone)(neolithic), Bead (glass)(period Unassigned), Beaker (bronze Age), Ring (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.
Neolithic ring cairn, possibly later reused in the Bronze Age. Its significance lies in the associated finds, including a stone axehead and unassigned artefacts, indicating ritual or domestic activity in prehistoric Scotland.

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