What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Beattock Hill as Cairnfield (prehistoric), Cord Rig (prehistoric). 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.
Beattock Hill is a prehistoric cairnfield, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Such sites are significant for understanding prehistoric land use and ritual practices in upland Scotland.
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Places near here
Beattock HillBuilding (medieval) - (post Medieval), Enclosure (period Unknown), Hut Circle(s) (prehistoric) · 344 yd
Stanshiel RigCairnfield (prehistoric) · 606 yd
Beattock StationRailway Cottage(s) (19th Century), Railway Station (19th Century) · 1704 yd
Pyot KnoweFarmstead (19th Century) · 1726 yd
Lochhouse TowerTower House (medieval) · 1.5 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.5 mi
BearholmDitch (period Unassigned), No Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.0 mi
Lord Dowding MemorialMemorial · 2.3 mi
Co-opVisitor information · 2.4 mi
Moffat millVisitor information · 2.4 mi
PoldeanTower House (medieval) · 2.9 mi
Beldcraig WoodForest · 2.9 miOther information
Photo: Alan O'Dowd · CC BY-SA 2.0