What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Merki Burn as Cairn (period Unassigned). 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 cairn; period unassigned. Wider significance not recorded.
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NewtonBuilding (period Unassigned) · 1.0 mi
MurristerHouse (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
Twatt HillMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 2.2 mi
Effirth VoeBay · 2.7 mi
Bixter VoeBay · 3.2 mi
Galta StackIslet · 3.2 mi.jpg?width=1280)
Walls War MemorialMemorial · 3.4 mi
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