What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Upper Balfour as Burial Cairn (later Prehistoric). 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.
Upper Balfour is a later prehistoric burial cairn, likely dating to the Bronze Age. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of funerary practices and settlement patterns in prehistoric Scotland.
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Places near here
Upper BalfourRing Cairn (neolithic) - (bronze Age) · 152 yd
WoodlandsNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 821 yd
Kirkton of Durris, Kirkton HallHospital (first World War)(possible), Public Hall (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 882 yd
Kirkton of Durris, War MemorialWar Memorial (20th Century) · 965 yd
Castle Hill, MotteArchaeological place · 988 yd
Castle Hill, DurrisMotte (medieval) · 996 yd
Kirkton of Durris, St Comgall's Church, Churchyard with Fraser Burial AisleBurial Aisle (post Medieval), Burial Ground (medieval), Churchyard (medieval), Mort Safe (19th Century) · 1182 yd
BaldarrochNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.1 mi
Collonach PlantationForest · 2.3 mi
Durris ForestForest · 2.4 mi
Crathes Castle, Walled GardenWalled Garden (period Unassigned) · 2.9 mi
CraigbegMountain / peak · 3.0 mi