What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Coats Hill as Cairnfield (prehistoric), Field Boundary(s) (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.
A prehistoric cairnfield, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, indicating communal burial or ritual activity in a rural Scottish landscape. Its significance lies in contributing to understanding of prehistoric land use and funerary practices.
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Places near here
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Moffat, Moffat CemeteryCemetery (19th Century) · 1670 yd
Lord Dowding MemorialMemorial · 1.1 mi
Moffat millVisitor information · 1.1 mi
Co-opVisitor information · 1.1 mi
Lochhouse TowerTower House (medieval) · 1.3 mi
Gallowhill WoodWood · 1.5 mi
Craig HillMountain / peak · 2.5 mi
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