What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Gallow Hill as Long Cairn (neolithic). 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 long cairn; dates to the early farming period in Scotland. Its presence indicates early ceremonial or funerary practices in the region.
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Places near here
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