What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Knockan as Chambered Cairn (neolithic). 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.
Neolithic chambered cairn; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). It represents a significant type of funerary and ceremonial monument in the Scottish prehistoric landscape.
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Places near here
KnockanChambered Cairn (neolithic) · 113 yd
Abhainn A' ChnocainCorn Drying Kiln (period Unassigned) · 1650 yd
ElphinTownship (period Unassigned) · 1732 yd
Cnoc BreacChambered Cairn (neolithic)(possible) · 1739 yd
Knockan Crag National Nature ReserveNature reserve · 1.2 mi
Eilean na GartaigWood · 1.5 mi
Meallan DiomhainMountain / peak · 2.2 mi
Meall Coire an LochainMountain / peak · 2.5 mi
Eilean a' ChroisgIsland · 4.9 mi
Rana HoleCave · 5.6 mi
Allt nan Uamh WaterfallWaterfall · 5.6 mi
Creag Nan UamhCave(s) (prehistoric), Human Remains (neolithic), Animal Remains (palaeolithic), Awl (bone)(medieval), Pin (ivory)(medieval) · 5.6 miOther information
Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0