What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Boghead as Cairn (prehistoric), Armlet (glass)(iron Age), Cinerary Urn (prehistoric), Necklace (jet)(bronze Age). 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.
Prehistoric cairn with associated Iron Age and Bronze Age artifacts, indicating a long period of use from the Neolithic to the Iron Age. Its significance lies in the layered deposition of items, reflecting continuity of ritual or burial practices over millennia in the Scottish landscape.
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Places near here
BogheadFarmhouse (period Unassigned) · 455 yd
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Kintore, MidmillNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1212 yd
DeystoneFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 1272 yd
CairntradlinStanding Stone (prehistoric) · 1548 yd
KirktonNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.3 mi
Gauchhill PlantationForest · 1.7 mi
Castle of HallforestCastle (medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 1.9 mi
Hallforest Castle (ruin)Castle · 1.9 mi
Kintore CemeteryNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.5 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 2.8 mi
Gas WoodForest · 3.1 mi