What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Tiree, Beinn Haoidhnis (ben Hynish) as Kerb Cairn(s) (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.
Kerb cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic period. It represents an early form of megalithic funerary monument and provides insight into prehistoric burial practices in the Scottish isles.
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Places near here
Port SnòigBeach / strand · 294 yd
Ben HynishMountain / peak · 783 yd
West Hynish House and OutshotHouse (period Unknown) · 1239 yd
Càrnan MòrMountain / peak · 1253 yd
Tiree, Hynish Farm, SteadingFarmstead (post Medieval) · 1496 yd
Corr-eileanIslet · 1704 yd
Tiree, HynishFort (prehistoric), Unidentified Pottery (period Unknown) · 1.0 mi
Tiree, BalephuilNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.1 mi
Tiree, Dunan NigheanAnnexe Enclosure (period Unknown)(possible), Dun (prehistoric), Hut (period Unknown)(possible), Midden (iron Age), Structure(s) (period Unknown)(possible) · 1.1 mi
Tràigh BhìBeach / strand · 1.6 mi
Crossapol PointHeadland · 2.7 mi
SandaigVisitor information · 2.9 mi