What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Wester Coul as Burial 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 burial cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of early funerary practices in the Scottish landscape.
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Places near here
Middle CoulBank (earthwork) (period Unknown), Clearance Cairn(s) (period Unknown), Dyke (period Unknown), Pond(s) (period Unknown) · 319 yd
Wester CoulTownship (period Unassigned) · 425 yd
Braes of CoulSchool (post Medieval) · 823 yd
PitmudieCup Marked Stone (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Standing Stone(s) (prehistoric), Stone Setting(s) (bronze Age) · 865 yd
Loch of Lintrathen Nature ReserveNature reserve · 1.4 mi
Lintrathen War MemorialMemorial · 1.7 mi
Gallow KnoweMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Letter WoodForest · 1.8 mi
Craiglea HillMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Peel of LintrathenCastle (medieval)(possible) · 2.2 mi
Peel FarmNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 2.2 mi
Reekie Linn FallsViewpoint · 2.6 miOther information
Photo: Gordon Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0