What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Loch Watenan as Burial Cairn (bronze Age), Cist (bronze Age), Track (19th Century). 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.
Bronze Age burial cairn and cist, likely dating to 1500–800 BCE. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of early burial practices and settlement patterns in the region during the Bronze Age.
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Places near here
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Watenan FarmHut Circle(s) (prehistoric), Quarry (period Unassigned) · 557 yd
LangstaneCottage (period Unassigned) · 612 yd
Garrywhin FortRuins · 803 yd
Whaligoe stepsViewpoint · 1581 yd
Whale GeoBay · 1676 yd
Wester Whale GeoBay · 1.1 mi
Stack of UlbsterIsland · 1.3 mi
Burn of WhilkNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.2 mi
The StackIsland · 2.3 mi
Carol Christina Darmady MemorialMemorial · 3.7 mi