What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dalnigap, Peat Hill as Cairnfield (later Prehistoric). 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.
A cairnfield dating to the later Prehistoric period; it represents a burial or ritual landscape feature common in upland areas of Scotland. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of Neolithic and Bronze Age funerary practices and land use.
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Places near here
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New Luce, CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 4.2 mi
New Luce Memorial HallMemorial · 4.4 mi
Rocky WoodWood · 4.8 mi
BenawMountain / peak · 4.8 mi
Craigcaffie TowerTower House (medieval) · 5.0 mi
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