What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Erskine's Knap as Barrow (late Neolithic) - (early Bronze Age)(possible), Motte (medieval)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
A Neolithic or early Bronze Age barrow, possibly later reused or modified in the medieval period as a motte; its dual function suggests long-term strategic or ceremonial significance in the local landscape.
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Places near here
ScotstonMan-made underground passage(s) (prehistoric)(possible) · 732 yd
HaddoLinear Feature(s) (period Unassigned) · 785 yd
MiddletonHouse (period Unassigned) · 810 yd
UppertonFarmstead (19th Century) · 825 yd
Haulkerton PlantationWood · 1.5 mi
Dickson Memorial HallMemorial · 1.7 mi
Laurencekirk War MemorialMemorial · 1.9 mi
Hill of GarvockMountain / peak · 2.7 mi
Denlethen WoodWood · 2.8 mi
Arbuthnott HouseCountry House (18th Century) (1754), Motte (medieval)(possible), Tower House (medieval) · 3.7 mi
PeattieNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 4.1 mi
Woodstone HillMountain / peak · 4.1 mi