What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Coats Hill as Cairnfield (prehistoric) - (post Medieval), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval). 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, associated with agricultural terraces from the medieval period. Its significance lies in illustrating long-term land use and ritual activity in the landscape.
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Places near here
Chapel FarmBurial Ground (period Unknown)(possible) · 833 yd
Auchen CastleCountry House (period Unassigned), Hotel (period Unassigned) · 927 yd
ChapelhillFarmstead (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 960 yd
RosettaClearance Cairn (20th Century) · 1354 yd
Lord Dowding MemorialMemorial · 1480 yd
Moffat millVisitor information · 1609 yd
Co-opVisitor information · 1610 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 1632 yd
Lochhouse TowerTower House (medieval) · 1.1 mi
Gallowhill WoodWood · 1.5 mi
BearholmDitch (period Unassigned), No Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.4 mi
Craig HillMountain / peak · 2.8 mi