What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Mull of Galloway, Kennedy's Cairn as Cairn (period Unassigned), Flint Scatter (prehistoric). 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.
Neolithic cairn, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE, associated with early burial and ritual practices in western Scotland. Its location on the Mull of Galloway suggests a possible connection to broader Neolithic settlement and ceremonial landscapes in the region.
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Places near here
Kennedy's CairnMemorial · 1 yd
Cairnie HillMountain / peak · 37 yd
Mull of GallowayBarrow (prehistoric)(possible) · 440 yd
Mull of Galloway, Harbour, CottageCottage (period Unassigned) · 462 yd
LagganuskEnclosure (post Medieval) · 494 yd
East TarbetBay · 571 yd
Fair Morn: West Tarbet, Mull of Galloway, North ChannelMotor Drifter (20th Century)-(1961), Motor Trawler (20th Century)-(1961) · 943 yd
Mull of Galloway, LighthouseLighthouse (19th Century) · 1164 yd
RSPB Mull of Galloway Visitor CentreVisitor information · 1171 yd
Peep-o-day: Port Kemin, Rhinns of Galloway, North ChannelBrig (19th Century) · 1.5 mi
Knock KnoweMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
AuchneightCastle (medieval)(possible) · 2.9 miOther information
Photo: G Laird · CC BY-SA 2.0