What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Penmanshiel 3 and 4 as Cairn(s) (bronze Age), Short Cist(s) (bronze Age)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Bronze Age cairns with possible associated short cists; located in Scotland, these tombs are significant for understanding burial practices and settlement patterns during the later prehistoric period.
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Places near here
PenmanshielEnclosed Settlement (later Prehistoric)(possible) · 122 yd
Penmanshiel WoodFindspot (early 19th Century) (1830), Cinerary Urn (bronze Age) · 851 yd
Pease BurnBuilding(s) (post Medieval) · 977 yd
Penmanshiel TunnelRailway Tunnel (19th Century) · 1042 yd
Bowshiel WoodWood · 1641 yd
BowshielTower House (medieval) · 1.2 mi
Gowel WoodForest · 1.4 mi
BlackburnrigMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Greenside HillRoad (post Medieval) · 1230 yd
Penmanshiel MoorCairn (prehistoric) · 1396 yd
Winding CairnBurial Cairn (later Prehistoric) · 1687 yd