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Castle Hill, Dunnichen

Flint Scatter (prehistoric)

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.

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