What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Bute, Quien Hill as Marker Cairn (period Unassigned)(possible). 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.
Marker cairn, date unassigned, possibly Neolithic or Bronze Age. Its precise function remains unclear, but such cairns often served as territorial markers or ceremonial features in prehistoric landscapes.
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Places near here
Quien HillMountain / peak · 535 yd
Bute, ScalpsieMilestone (19th Century) · 734 yd
Tarmore HIllMountain / peak · 775 yd
Dun Scalpsie, dunArchaeological place · 857 yd
Bute, Scalpsie BayBuilding(s) (period Unassigned), Grain Mill (period Unassigned), Smallholding (period Unassigned), Millstone (period Unassigned) · 1169 yd
Bute, Little KilmoryFarmhouse (period Unassigned) · 1177 yd
ArdscalpsieNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1236 yd
Quien PlantationForest · 1475 yd
Scalpsie BayBay · 1.1 mi
Ardscalpsie PointHeadland · 1.4 mi
Bute, StraadNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.8 mi
Barnauld WoodForest · 1.9 mi