What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Drochil Hill as Cairn(s) (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post 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.
A Neolithic cairn; its significance lies in its potential as an early burial or ritual site, typical of prehistoric funerary practices in Scotland.
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Places near here
Drochil CastleCastle (medieval) · 1021 yd
DrochilEnclosure (period Unassigned) · 1053 yd
Drochil Castle FarmFarmhouse (19th Century) · 1110 yd
Wood HillLithic Working Site (prehistoric) · 1217 yd
ScotstounbankQuarry (post Medieval) · 1262 yd
Bordlands HillMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.8 mi
Wide Hope ShankMountain / peak · 1.9 mi
Hamiltonhall StripWood · 2.7 mi
Kiln HillNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.5 mi
Louden Knowe WoodWood · 4.2 mi
BroughtonknoweNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 4.5 miOther information
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