What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Drum Cairn, Porterstown 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.
Drum cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, is a type of burial monument commonly found in upland areas of Scotland. This site represents an important but under-researched element of the region’s prehistoric funerary landscape.
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Places near here
Nether KeirTree (period Unassigned) · 689 yd
Barjarg Limestone Mine and QuarryLimestone Quarry (period Unassigned), Mine (period Unassigned) · 773 yd
PorterstownFarmhouse (19th Century) · 912 yd
RosehillEarthwork (period Unassigned) · 1437 yd
Firmuir PlantationWood · 1.2 mi
Closeburn, CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 1.7 mi
Keir HillsMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.8 mi
Closeburn CastleTower House (medieval) · 1.9 mi
Wauk HillMountain / peak · 2.3 mi
Lag TowerTower House (medieval) · 3.0 mi
Crory WoodWood · 3.9 mi