What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairnscarrow as Cairn (later Prehistoric). 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.
Cairnscarrow is a Neolithic chambered cairn, dating to the later prehistoric period, approximately 2500–2000 BCE. It is significant as part of the broader Neolithic funerary and ceremonial landscape in Scotland, reflecting early communal burial practices and social organisation.
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Places near here
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New Luce, CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 2.3 mi
Kettle CaldronWaterfall · 2.4 mi
New Luce Memorial HallMemorial · 2.4 mi
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Photo: Leslie Barrie · CC BY-SA 2.0