What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Maidens Paps as Burial Cairn (prehistoric)(possible), Natural Feature (period Unassigned). 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.
Prehistoric burial cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in its potential as a ritual or funerary site, reflecting early mound-building traditions in the Scottish landscape.
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Places near here
Jaw ReservoirBunker (second World War), Decoy Site (second World War) · 164 yd
Grey Mare's Tail WaterfallWaterfall · 253 yd
Cochno HillDrain (period Unassigned) · 687 yd
Cochno LochFlake (flint)(period Unassigned), Polished Axehead (stone)(period Unassigned) · 1180 yd
Auchenduich WoodForest · 1207 yd
Birny HillsMountain / peak · 1620 yd
Wester CochnoChapel (medieval)(possible) · 1.2 mi
Hardgate, Cochno RoadNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.4 mi
TomibegMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
LawMotte (medieval)(possible), Tower House (medieval) · 1.5 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.8 mi
Golden Hill ParkNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.8 miOther information
Photo: Stephen Sweeney · CC BY-SA 2.0