What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Eldrig Fell 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; its significance lies in providing evidence of prehistoric land use and ritual practices in the landscape.
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Places near here
Eldrig FellEnclosure(s) (period Unassigned), Structure (period Unassigned) · 109 yd
Wood Cairn, Eldrig FellCairn (period Unassigned) · 185 yd
DirvachlieCorn Drying Kiln (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned), Field System(s) (period Unassigned), Head Dyke (post Medieval), Structure(s) (period Unassigned) · 1688 yd
DrumdownFarmstead (period Unassigned), Field System (period Unassigned), Structure (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
Brough HillMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
Green TopMountain / peak · 1.9 mi
Loch RonaldCastle (medieval)(possible) · 3.2 mi
Shennock ForestForest · 4.2 mi
Caves of KilhernChambered Cairn (neolithic) · 4.3 mi
Loch Maberry CastleCastle (medieval), Fortified Island (period Unassigned) · 4.4 mi
Knockiebae PlantationForest · 5.4 mi
New Luce, CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 5.5 miOther information
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