What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairnpapple Hill as Ring Ditch (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.
Cairnpapple Hill is a Neolithic hilltop enclosure or ritual site, dated to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. It is significant as one of several enigmatic prehistoric monuments in the Edinburgh area, potentially linked to ceremonial or social gatherings.
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Places near here
BishopbraeMine Workings (period Unassigned) · 558 yd
CairnpappleCairn (prehistoric), Henge (neolithic) - (bronze Age) · 566 yd
Ballencrieff HillMountain / peak · 627 yd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3295496.jpg?width=1280)
KnockBuilding (period Unassigned), Standing Stone (prehistoric) · 723 yd
South Mine Lime WorksLime Kiln(s) (period Unassigned), Limestone Quarry (period Unassigned) · 897 yd
The KnockMountain / peak · 928 yd
Scottish Korean War MemorialMemorial · 1514 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 1.1 mi
PetershillNature reserve · 1.1 mi
Quarter StripForest · 1.5 mi
Kipps FarmNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.6 mi
Lochcote CastleCastle (medieval), Dovecot (19th Century) · 1.6 miOther information
Photo: Alan O'Dowd · CC BY-SA 2.0