What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Bute, Glecknabae as Chambered Cairn (neolithic), Shell Midden (mesolithic), Short Cist (bronze Age). 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.
Chambered cairn dating to the Neolithic period, with associated Mesolithic shell midden and Bronze Age short cist. This site reflects long-term human occupation and ritual use of the landscape in western Scotland.
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Places near here
Bute, Clate PointCup and Ring Marked Stone (modern) - (modern) · 161 yd
Bute, Torr MorCup and Ring Marked Stone (neolithic) - (bronze Age) · 1035 yd
Glecknabae HillMountain / peak · 1227 yd
Bute, AchavoulaigFarmstead (19th Century) - (20th Century), Horse Engine (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 1.1 mi
Bute, GlenmoreFarmhouse (19th Century) · 1.4 mi
Michael’s GraveArchaeological place · 1.5 mi
Kilbride HillMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
Ettrick BayBay · 2.3 mi
Dunalunt WoodForest · 3.2 mi
TighnabruaichNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.3 mi
Bute, Wester Kames CastleCastle (16th Century), Tower House (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 3.4 mi
Wester Kames CastleCastle · 3.4 miOther information
Photo: Raibeart MacAoidh · CC BY-SA 2.0