What is recorded here
Castle Hill, Dunnichen holds a prehistoric flint scatter, marking the site where people struck, shaped, or discarded stone long before written history. The hill may have offered a clear view, a sheltered edge, or a temporary camp, but the lost hands and purposes have faded. What remains is a small cluster of sharp fragments, waiting for imagination to complete the scene.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castle Hill, Dunnichen as Flint Scatter (prehistoric). 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.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
DunnichenQuarry (period Unassigned), Millstone (period Unassigned) · 199 yd
Dunnichen ChurchBurial Ground (post Medieval), Church (19th Century), War Memorial (20th Century) · 416 yd
Dunnichen HillCultivation Remains (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 1178 yd
Lownie HillMountain / peak · 1429 yd
Burnside HouseCountry House (18th Century) · 1.0 mi
Mid DodFarmhouse (post Medieval), Fortified House (medieval) · 1.2 mi
Green HillMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Gibb's PlantationForest · 1.7 mi
Old Ha' PlantationWood · 1.9 mi
Restenneth MossNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.3 mi
Lunan WellSpring · 2.8 mi