What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Upper Balfour as Ring Cairn (neolithic) - (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.
Neolithic ring cairn, possibly later reused in the Bronze Age. Its significance lies in its association with early ritual or funerary practices in the prehistoric landscape of Scotland.
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Photo: Alan Reid · CC BY-SA 2.0