What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Careston as Cist (early Bronze Age), Inhumation (early 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.
Early Bronze Age cist and inhumation burial; represents a typical funerary practice of the period in Scotland, reflecting early communal burial customs.
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Places near here
Careston CastleTower House (medieval) · 497 yd
Careston Parish Kirk, Manse, StablesStable(s) (19th Century) · 969 yd
GatesideCropmark(s) (period Unknown) · 1556 yd
Nether CarestonRig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 1572 yd
North WoodForest · 1.0 mi
Balglassie HouseCountry House (period Unassigned) · 1.4 mi
Lochty WoodForest · 1.5 mi
MarcusCastle (medieval) · 1.9 mi
The Serpent StoneHeritage attraction · 2.6 mi
The Crescent StoneHeritage attraction · 2.6 mi
Crook HillMountain / peak · 2.7 mi
Brechin, Maison DieuNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.8 mi