What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Philla Cairn as Cairn (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.
Philla Cairn is a prehistoric burial cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Such cairns are significant as they provide insight into early funerary practices and settlement patterns in Scotland.
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Places near here
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Kenshot HillCairn (prehistoric) - (medieval)(possible) · 1095 yd
Tullo of BenholmCup and Ring Marked Stone (prehistoric) · 1217 yd
Benholm CastleCountry House (post Medieval), Tower House (16th Century) · 1722 yd
PeattieNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.4 mi
Boghead WoodWood · 1.6 mi
Balhagarty PlantationWood · 1.7 mi
Cloch HillMountain / peak · 1.9 mi
Lt William Farquhar MemorialMemorial · 2.3 mi
Gourdon War MemorialMemorial · 2.3 mi
Speculation: Point O' Bard, Benholm, North SeaBrig (19th Century) · 2.3 mi