What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Hainger Howe as Cist (period Unassigned), Mound (period Unassigned). 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.
A cist and mound, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age; its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of burial practices and funerary architecture in prehistoric Scotland.
- Official record
- 2020
- Location
- inside public local-area border
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