What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Hownam Burn as Scooped Settlement(s) (middle Iron Age). 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.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Hownam RingsRig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 441 yd
'the Shearers'Field Boundary (period Unassigned) · 607 yd
Hownam MainsFarmhouse (period Unassigned) · 1405 yd
Sharplaw BridgeRoad Bridge (post Medieval) · 1631 yd
Hownam KirkNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1638 yd
ChesterhouseFarmstead (period Unassigned), Tower House (medieval) · 1.3 mi
Deanbrae LawMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Elisheugh HillMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Birkie PlantationWood · 2.2 mi
Upper ChattoNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.2 mi
Waterfall on the Rowhope BurnWaterfall · 4.4 mi
Waterfall on unnamed tributary of Rennies BurnWaterfall · 4.8 miOther information
Photo: Walter Baxter · CC BY-SA 2.0