
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Hobshill 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.
Hobshill is a Neolithic cairn, likely dating to the earlier part of the first millennium BCE. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of prehistoric burial and ritual practices in the Scottish landscape.
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