What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Piper's Cairn as Cairn (period Unassigned). 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.
Piper's Cairn is a Neolithic cairn, likely dating to the Late Neolithic period (c. 2500–2000 BCE). Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of prehistoric funerary and ritual practices in the Scottish landscape.
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Places near here
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CockstownDisc(s) (leather)(period Unassigned), Vessel (period Unassigned) · 1040 yd
Gartly War MemorialMemorial · 1064 yd
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Knockandy HillMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
Craigfall WoodForest · 2.5 mi
Kennethmont WW1 War MemorialMemorial · 3.0 mi_(geograph_4711812).jpg?width=1280)
Corrstone Wood stone circleArchaeological place · 4.4 mi
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