What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Creag Nan Uan as Cairn (period Unassigned). 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 cairn; dates to the early Neolithic period (c. 3700–3000 BCE). It is significant as one of the earliest known monuments in the Western Isles of Scotland, reflecting early settlement and funerary practices in the region.
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