What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Lewis Burn as Burnt Mound (prehistoric), Cairn (period Unassigned), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval). 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.
A burnt mound and unassigned cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, indicating prehistoric domestic or ritual activity. Its association with rig and furrow suggests later medieval agricultural use of the landscape.
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Places near here
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Hammer HeadMountain / peak · 1608 yd
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