What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairnpapple as Cairn (prehistoric), Henge (neolithic) - (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.
Neolithic henge and Bronze Age cairn; significant as a complex prehistoric monument in central Scotland, reflecting ritual and funerary practices of the period.
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Places near here
Cairnpapple HillAxehead (stone)(period Unassigned) · 58 yd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3295496.jpg?width=1280)
KnockBuilding (period Unassigned), Standing Stone (prehistoric) · 316 yd
South Mine Lime WorksLime Kiln(s) (period Unassigned), Limestone Quarry (period Unassigned) · 555 yd
Ballencrieff HillMountain / peak · 648 yd
The KnockMountain / peak · 762 yd
BishopbraeMine Workings (period Unassigned) · 1119 yd
Scottish Korean War MemorialMemorial · 1125 yd
Quarter StripForest · 1.2 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.2 mi
PetershillNature reserve · 1.3 mi
Kipps FarmNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.3 mi
Lochcote CastleCastle (medieval), Dovecot (19th Century) · 1.5 miOther information
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