What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Half Merk Burn as Cairn (prehistoric). 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.
Prehistoric cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of burial and ritual practices in prehistoric Scotland.
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Places near here
White ClauchrieStanding Stone (prehistoric) · 943 yd
Wee BurnField System (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 1427 yd
Black ClauchrieHouse (post Medieval) · 1.5 mi
Clauchrie BurnField System (period Unassigned), Structure (period Unassigned), Wall (period Unassigned) · 1.6 mi
Fell HillMountain / peak · 2.7 mi
Feoch Bank WoodWood · 2.8 mi
Cairn HillMountain / peak · 2.9 mi
Lead Mine BurnNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.5 mi
KildonanBarracks (17th Century), Castle (medieval)(possible), House (post Medieval) · 3.9 mi
Barrhill Memorial HallMemorial · 3.9 mi
Barrhill, Gowlands TerraceNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 4.0 mi
Martyrs TombMemorial · 4.0 mi