What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Elf Knowe as Cairn (period Unassigned)(possible), Human Remains (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; its significance lies in its association with early funerary practices and burial rituals in prehistoric Scotland.
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Places near here
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North CarthatFarmstead (period Unassigned), Mill (period Unassigned)(possible), Mill Dam (period Unassigned) · 1051 yd
RockhallHotel (17th Century), Tower House (medieval) · 1445 yd
Whiteside HillMountain / peak · 1635 yd
Shawrakes BridgeRoad Bridge (period Unassigned) · 1687 yd
Hazelshaw HillMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.1 mi
Collin, Main Road, War MemorialWar Memorial (20th Century) · 1.1 mi
Range CastleFort (iron Age) · 2.5 mi
Mouswald War MemorialMemorial · 2.6 mi
Birset PlantationForest · 2.6 mi
Ryemuir WoodWood · 2.7 mi