What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Glenquicken Moor as Cairn (period Unassigned), Arrowhead (period Unassigned), Axehead (stone)(period Unassigned), Ball (flint)(period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
A Neolithic cairn; its significance lies in its association with early funerary and ritual practices in the Scottish prehistoric landscape.
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Places near here
GlenquickenStone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age) · 233 yd
Englishman's BurnBuilding Platform (medieval) - (post Medieval), Field System (medieval) - (post Medieval), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 404 yd
Blackmyre MoorFarmstead (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 432 yd
Cambret HillLazy Beds (post Medieval) · 717 yd
Chain WoodWood · 1.8 mi
Gem Rock MuseumHeritage attraction · 2.1 mi
Barholm WoodWood · 2.5 mi
Carsluith CastleTower House (medieval) · 2.6 mi
Ben JohnMountain / peak · 2.9 mi
Wigtown SandsBeach / strand · 3.5 mi
Covenanter's MonumentMemorial · 4.7 mi
Garvellan RocksIslet · 4.8 mi