What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kinnelhead as Cairnfield (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
A Neolithic cairnfield; likely dates to the Late Neolithic period (c. 2500–2000 BCE). Such cairnfields are significant as they indicate areas of ritual or funerary activity, reflecting early agricultural settlement patterns in upland Scotland.
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Places near here
KinnelheadCairnfield (prehistoric) · 393 yd
Wester EarshaigCairnfield (prehistoric) · 1003 yd
Kinnelhead HouseHouse (period Unassigned) · 1173 yd
Pyot KnoweFarmstead (19th Century) · 1326 yd
Harestanes HeightsMountain / peak · 2.5 mi
Mount GlassMountain / peak · 2.6 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 2.8 mi
Lochhouse TowerTower House (medieval) · 3.0 mi
Copland's MonumentMemorial · 3.3 mi
BearholmDitch (period Unassigned), No Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.4 mi
Co-opVisitor information · 3.7 mi
Moffat millVisitor information · 3.7 mi