What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairnhouse as Cairn (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.
Cairnhouse is a Neolithic cairn, likely dating to the Early to Middle Neolithic period (c. 4000–3500 BCE). Such cairns are significant as they represent early communal burial and ritual practices in Scotland.
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Places near here
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GlenturkStanding Stone (prehistoric)(possible) · 903 yd
Park WoodWood · 1.6 mi
Kirvennie HillMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Low CotlandMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Wigtown, High VennelNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.0 mi
Covenanter's MonumentMemorial · 2.0 mi
War MemorialMonument · 2.0 mi
Baptist Church, WigtownNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.1 mi
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