What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairnerzean as Burnt Mound (prehistoric)(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.
A burnt mound, likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age; such features are associated with domestic or ritual activities involving heat. Its precise function remains unclear, and wider significance is not recorded.
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Places near here
Cairnerzean FellMound (period Unknown) · 724 yd
Lingdowey BurnEnclosure (post Medieval) · 814 yd
CairnerzeanFarmstead (post Medieval), Sheepfold (post Medieval) · 927 yd
Almannoch HillBuilding (post Medieval) · 1456 yd
Knockiebae PlantationForest · 1.8 mi
New Luce, CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 2.0 mi
New Luce Memorial HallMemorial · 2.2 mi
Kettle CaldronWaterfall · 2.7 mi
Balker WoodForest · 3.0 mi
Caves of KilhernChambered Cairn (neolithic) · 3.6 mi
White BarMountain / peak · 3.7 mi
Brockloch FellMountain / peak · 3.8 mi