What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Long Sike as Cairn (period Unassigned), Cist (period Unassigned)(possible), Unenclosed Platform Settlement (prehistoric). 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 Neolithic cairn and possible cist; associated with a prehistoric unenclosed settlement. Its significance lies in its contribution to understanding early funerary and domestic practices in the prehistoric landscape of Scotland.
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