What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Glenwhan Moor as Cairnfield (later Prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
A cairnfield dating to the later prehistoric period; its significance lies in providing evidence of burial or ritual activity in the landscape during the Bronze Age.
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Places near here
Glenwhan MoorCairnfield (later Prehistoric) · 668 yd
Bareagle WoodForest · 840 yd
Dunragit MoorHut Circle(s) (prehistoric) · 1029 yd
Boreland HillFarmstead (period Unassigned), Field System (period Unassigned) · 1090 yd
Glenwhan GardensHeritage attraction · 1503 yd
Glenwhan, Glenwhan GardensGarden (20th Century) · 1519 yd
Fox WoodWood · 1.1 mi
Dunragit HouseCastle (medieval)(possible), Country House (18th Century) · 1.1 mi
Kettle CaldronWaterfall · 1.9 mi
Lochinch Heritage Estate, Castle Kennedy, Walled GardenWalled Garden (18th Century) · 2.8 mi
Glenluce CemeteryCemetery (19th Century) · 3.1 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 3.1 mi