What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Battledykes as Cairn (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
A prehistoric cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, associated with ritual or burial practices common in upland areas of Scotland. Its survival contributes to understanding regional funerary traditions and landscape use in prehistoric Scotland.
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Places near here
BattledykesEnclosure (prehistoric) · 230 yd
Lemno BurnEarthwork (period Unknown) · 907 yd
Carse Gray HouseCountry House (16th Century)(possible), Country House (19th Century) · 1717 yd
Baggerton CottagesCottage(s) (period Unassigned) · 1.3 mi
Quilkoe KnoweWood · 1.3 mi
Tannadice War MemorialMemorial · 1.9 mi
Den of BaldoukieWood · 2.0 mi
Finavon CastleDovecot (17th Century), Tower House (medieval) · 2.3 mi
Mains of CoullCastle (medieval) · 2.5 mi
Meffan Institute Museum & GalleryMuseum · 2.9 mi
Forfar Witches MemorialMemorial · 3.1 mi
St Margaret's InchHeadland · 3.1 mi