What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairn Buy as Cairnfield (period Unassigned). 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.
A cairnfield, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, representing a significant but poorly documented prehistoric landscape feature in Scotland. Its wider significance remains under-researched due to incomplete records.
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Places near here
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Grey Mare's TailCairn (period Unassigned) · 655 yd
Craignarget BurnFarmstead (period Unassigned), Field System (period Unassigned), Structure (period Unassigned) · 858 yd
Alticry BurnBuilding (period Unassigned) · 1343 yd
Mid Moor WoodWood · 1.2 mi
Gargrie IslandIslet · 1.7 mi
Auchenmalg BayBay · 2.1 mi
Long IslandWood · 2.2 mi
Catherine Walker: Auchenmalg Bay, Luce Bay, Solway FirthSmack (19th Century) · 2.3 mi
Old Place of MochrumTower House (medieval) · 3.1 mi
Sinniness CastleCastle (medieval) · 3.6 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 5.9 mi