What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cooper's Hill as Long Cairn (neolithic). 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.
Neolithic long cairn; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). It represents a significant megalithic monument type associated with ceremonial and burial practices in prehistoric Scotland.
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Places near here
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