What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dechmont Hill as Burial Cairn (bronze Age), Food Vessel (bronze Age). 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.
Bronze Age burial cairn with a food vessel, located on Dechmont Hill. It represents a typical funerary monument of the later prehistoric period in Scotland, reflecting early ritual practices and social structures.
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Places near here
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Westburn CemeteryWar Memorial (20th Century) · 1.4 mi
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Photo: Robert Murray · CC BY-SA 2.0