What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairn of Knockglass as Cairn (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 of Knockglass is a Neolithic chambered cairn, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. Such cairns are significant as early funerary and ceremonial monuments, reflecting the social and religious practices of Neolithic communities in Scotland.
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Places near here
Cairn of KnockglassFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 124 yd
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GreenburnFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1130 yd
Pulwhat Bridge MillMill (period Unassigned) · 1237 yd
Chain WoodWood · 1.3 mi
Barholm WoodWood · 1.4 mi
Gem Rock MuseumHeritage attraction · 1.5 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.5 mi
Kirroughtree Visitor CentreVisitor information · 2.6 mi
Wigtown SandsBeach / strand · 3.5 mi
Larg TowerCastle (medieval) · 4.0 mi
Newton Stewart, Machermore CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 4.1 mi