What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairnsmore of Fleet 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.
Cairnsmore of Fleet is a Neolithic chambered cairn dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. It is significant as part of a broader network of prehistoric monuments in southern Scotland, reflecting early communal burial and ritual practices.
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Places near here
Graddoch BurnSheepfold(s) (period Unassigned), Shieling Hut(s) (post Medieval)(possible) · 1262 yd
Door of CairnsmoreShieling Hut (post Medieval)(possible) · 1317 yd
Knee of CairnsmoreFodder Store(s) (period Unassigned) · 1446 yd
Crammery HillMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Culcronchie BurnField System (period Unassigned), Structure(s) (period Unassigned) · 1.4 mi
Craig HillMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Bardrochwood MoorForest · 1.5 mi
Falbae PlantationWood · 2.3 mi
Cairnsmore of Fleet NNR Visitor CentreVisitor information · 3.0 mi
Kirroughtree Visitor CentreVisitor information · 3.6 mi
Buck LoupWaterfall · 4.3 mi
Gem Rock MuseumHeritage attraction · 4.4 miOther information
Photo: Anthony O'Neil · CC BY-SA 2.0