What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Newton as Burial Cairn (prehistoric). 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.
Prehistoric burial cairn; likely dates to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of prehistoric funerary practices in Scotland.
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Places near here
Lane BurnEnclosure (medieval) - (post Medieval), Hut Circle (prehistoric) · 302 yd
LagganHut Circle (prehistoric) · 390 yd
Laggan BurnBuilding (period Unassigned) · 825 yd
Ben JohnMountain / peak · 1334 yd
CardonessCountry House (period Unassigned) · 1530 yd
Fleet BayBay · 1.3 mi
Garvellan RocksIslet · 1.6 mi
Rough Point WoodForest · 1.9 mi
Ant: Gatehouse of Fleet, Water of FleetSchooner (19th Century) · 2.4 mi
Millennium CairnMemorial · 2.5 mi
Carrick BayBay · 2.5 mi
Cardoness CastleTower House (medieval) · 2.5 mi