What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Lanton Mains as Cist (bronze Age), Human Remains (bronze Age), Beaker (bronze Age), Flake(s) (flint)(bronze Age). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Bronze Age cist tomb, dating to approximately 2000–800 BCE. Its significance lies in its association with Beaker culture and the presence of human remains, indicating early burial practices and funerary customs in the region.
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Places near here
KnowesouthEnclosure(s) (period Unassigned) · 191 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Chesters HouseCountry House (18th Century) · 826 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Lanton TowerTower House (medieval) · 828 yd
LantonTower House (medieval) · 1013 yd
Lanton, Orchard CottageLinear Feature (post Medieval), Sherd (post Medieval) · 1080 yd
Chesters GrangeFarm Building(s) (medieval) · 1312 yd
Lanton HillMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Broom CovertForest · 1.3 mi
Ruecastle CovertForest · 1.5 mi
Ancrum, South MyrescroftNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.0 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 2.0 mi
Harestanes Countryside Visitor CentreHeritage attraction · 2.5 mi