What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Pentland as Cist (bronze Age), Battleaxe (bronze Age). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Bronze Age cist and battle-axe, dating to approximately 2200–800 BCE. These burial features are significant as they reflect early funerary practices and the presence of Neolithic and Bronze Age communities in the Pentland area.
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Places near here
Seafield Road, BilstonCultivation Remains (period Unassigned) · 296 yd
Easter BushNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 723 yd
BilstonQuarry (post Medieval) · 811 yd
StraitonMilestone (19th Century) · 992 yd
Loanhead, Pentland Industrial Estate, Niven's Knowe Road, British Geological Survey, National Core StoreOffice (period Unassigned), Storehouse (period Unassigned) · 1175 yd
Roslin, Main StreetNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1714 yd
Loanhead Memorial ParkMemorial · 1.2 mi
Protected Mountain Yew on CaerkettonMountain or hill · 1.3 mi
Mountain Yew on CaerkettonMountain or hill · 1.3 mi
Man, boy and horse at LoanheadMemorial · 1.5 mi
Rosslyn ChapelHeritage attraction · 1.5 mi
Straiton Pond Local Nature ReserveWood · 1.6 mi