What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Knowes of Yonbell as Barrow(s) (bronze Age), Burial (early Bronze Age), Vessel (steatite)(bronze 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.
Bronze Age burial barrows, dating to the early Bronze Age, associated with a steatite vessel. These barrows are significant as they represent funerary monuments reflecting burial practices and material culture of early Bronze Age communities in Scotland.
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