What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Colvin's Knowe as Chapel (early Medieval)(possible), Cist(s) (early Medieval). 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.
Early Medieval cist tomb; possibly associated with a chapel, indicating Christian burial practices in a rural or monastic context. Its survival contributes to understanding of early Medieval funerary architecture in Scotland.
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