
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Macbeth's Cairn as Cairn (bronze Age), Plantation Bank (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.
Bronze Age cairn, likely a burial or ritual monument, with a later post-Medieval plantation bank constructed nearby. Its name links it to Scottish legend, though its historical significance remains primarily archaeological.
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Places near here
PerkhillCottage (19th Century) · 402 yd
BogantassieFarmstead (19th Century) · 821 yd
Broom HillClearance Cairn (period Unassigned) · 1101 yd
Mains of GlengarryPillow Mound (period Unassigned)(possible) · 1312 yd
Macbeth StoneMemorial · 1340 yd
Mill MaudMountain / peak · 1714 yd
Glenshalg HillMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Corse CastleTower House (medieval) · 2.2 mi
Tillyneckle WoodWood · 3.0 mi
Dess WoodForest · 3.1 mi
Dess WaterfallWaterfall · 3.2 miOther information
Photo: Stanley Howe · CC BY-SA 2.0