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.
Cairn Buy is a Neolithic cairnfield, dating to the early to middle Holocene period. Its significance lies in providing evidence of prehistoric land use and funerary practices in the Scottish landscape.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
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Mid Moor WoodWood · 1.3 mi
Gargrie IslandIslet · 1.9 mi
Auchenmalg BayBay · 2.0 mi
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Long IslandWood · 2.3 mi
Old Place of MochrumTower House (medieval) · 3.2 mi
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