What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Gallow Hill North 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 to middle Neolithic period (c. 3700–2500 BCE). It represents a significant prehistoric funerary and ceremonial structure, reflecting early communal burial practices in the region.
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Places near here
Sordale HillChambered Cairn (neolithic) · 371 yd
Sordale FarmFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 511 yd
RoadsideBuilding (period Unassigned) · 925 yd
Skinnet FarmQuern (period Unassigned) · 1.5 mi
Halkirk War MemorialMemorial · 2.0 mi
Olrig CemeteryCemetery (period Unassigned) · 4.0 mi
Battle of Harpsdalebattle · 4.2 mi
AchiesNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 4.3 mi
Thurso CastleCastle (17th Century) · 4.7 mi
Achlachan MossForest · 5.0 mi
Castlehill Heritage CentreMuseum · 5.0 mi
Wolfburn DistilleryHeritage attraction · 5.3 mi