What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Skelmuir as Cist (period Unassigned), Cinerary Urn (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.
A cist burial with a cinerary urn, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age; such burials are significant for understanding funerary practices and cremation rituals in prehistoric Scotland.
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Places near here
North HoweFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 803 yd
North AuchtylairFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 938 yd
Skelmuir HillLithic Working Site (prehistoric) · 1484 yd
Little BlackpotsCinerary Urn (period Unassigned) · 1686 yd
SmallburnForest · 2.3 mi
Whitestone HillNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.3 mi
Smallburn HillMountain / peak · 2.6 mi
Ardallie War MemorialMemorial · 2.8 mi
RNAS Lenabo MemorialMemorial · 3.1 mi
Parkhouse HillForest · 3.1 mi
Aden Country ParkNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 3.2 mi
Fedderate CastleCastle (medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 6.8 mi