What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Hog Knowe as Ring Cairn (neolithic) - (bronze Age)(possible). 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.
Neolithic ring cairn, possibly dating to the Bronze Age. Its significance lies in its association with early ritual or funerary practices in the prehistoric landscape of Scotland.
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Places near here
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PenvallaMountain / peak · 1352 yd
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Duck Pond PlantationWood · 1.6 mi
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Tinnis Castle (remains of)Archaeological place · 2.5 mi
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BroughtonknoweNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.1 miOther information
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