What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Gallows Hillock as Cairn (neolithic) - (early Bronze Age). 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.
Neolithic cairn, possibly dating to the early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of prehistoric funerary practices and settlement patterns in the region.
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