What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Mid Cairn 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.
Mid Cairn is an unassigned prehistoric cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of early burial and ritual practices in the Scottish landscape.
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Places near here
Auchencairn HeightCairn (period Unassigned) · 579 yd
Auchencairn ForestCairnfield (prehistoric) · 1222 yd
Fern HillMountain / peak · 1726 yd
Great HillMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
AuchencairnFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
PennylandBuilding (period Unassigned) · 1.6 mi
Closeburn CastleTower House (medieval) · 2.2 mi
Firmuir PlantationWood · 2.6 mi
Glenae TowerTower House (medieval) · 2.7 mi
Closeburn, CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 2.9 mi
Moss PlantationWood · 3.6 mi
Thornhill, Morton CemeteryCemetery (19th Century) · 4.7 miOther information
Photo: Rab McMurdo · CC BY-SA 2.0