
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kilearnan as Long Cairn (neolithic). 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.
Neolithic long cairn; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3700–2900 BCE). It represents a type of communal burial monument significant for understanding early agricultural societies and ritual practices in northern Britain.
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Places near here
Kilearnan BrochArchaeological place · 461 yd
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DuibleTownship (period Unassigned), Track(s) (period Unassigned) · 1520 yd
Ben UarieMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Beinn DubhainMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
Craggie BurnNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.5 mi
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Loth War MemorialMemorial · 5.3 mi
An Garbh-bhadWood · 20 mi
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