What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairnerzean as Cairnfield (prehistoric). 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.
Cairnerzean is a prehistoric cairnfield, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Such cairnfields are significant as they provide evidence of early land use, funerary practices, and settlement patterns in upland areas of Scotland.
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Places near here
PularyanBuilding(s) (post Medieval), Kiln (post Medieval) · 420 yd
CairnerzeanFarmstead (period Unassigned), Field System (period Unassigned) · 770 yd
Lingdowey BurnEnclosure (post Medieval) · 1538 yd
AltibrairEnclosure(s) (post Medieval), Lazy Beds (post Medieval), Rig and Furrow (post Medieval) · 1714 yd
Knockiebae PlantationForest · 2.4 mi
New Luce, CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 2.7 mi
New Luce Memorial HallMemorial · 3.0 mi
Brockloch FellMountain / peak · 3.0 mi
Balker WoodForest · 3.6 mi
Kettle CaldronWaterfall · 3.7 mi
White BarMountain / peak · 4.1 mi
Caves of KilhernChambered Cairn (neolithic) · 4.2 mi