What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Moss Maw, Penmanshiel as Cairn(s) (prehistoric), Knife (flint)(prehistoric), Polished Axehead (flint)(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.
Neolithic cairn and flint tool assemblage, dating to the 4th to 3rd millennium BCE. The site is significant as it reflects early agricultural and ritual practices in southern Scotland.
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Places near here
PenmanshielCottage(s) (post Medieval), Well (period Unknown) · 654 yd
Penmanshiel WoodFindspot (early 19th Century) (1830), Cinerary Urn (bronze Age) · 1033 yd
Winding CairnBurial Cairn (later Prehistoric) · 1049 yd
Pease BurnBuilding(s) (post Medieval) · 1126 yd
Bowshiel WoodWood · 1650 yd
Gowel WoodForest · 1.1 mi
BlackburnrigMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
BowshielTower House (medieval) · 1.4 mi
Battle of Piperdeanbattle · 1.7 mi
Penmanshiel TunnelRailway Tunnel (19th Century) · 1187 yd
HarelawsideCup and Ring Marked Stone (neolithic) - (bronze Age) · 1618 yd
GrantshouseMilepost (20th Century) · 1661 yd