What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Holy Kirk, Cruaday as Chambered Cairn (neolithic)(possible). 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.
Chambered cairn, Neolithic period. Its significance lies in representing early communal burial practices and architectural capabilities of Neolithic communities in Scotland.
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