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Coilsfield Mains, King Coil's Grave

Cairn (prehistoric)
Coilsfield Mains, King Coil's Grave
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Coilsfield Mains, King Coil's Grave as Cairn (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.
A prehistoric cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, associated with funerary or ritual practices common in ancient Scotland. Its local name, "King Coil's Grave," suggests a possible link to early legendary or folk traditions, though its wider archaeological significance remains unelaborated.

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