What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairnholy as Chambered Cairn (neolithic). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Cairnholy is a Neolithic chambered cairn, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. It is significant as part of a broader network of ceremonial and funerary monuments in the Scottish Neolithic landscape.
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Places near here
Cairnholy 1Archaeological place · 170 yd
Cairnholy 2Chambered Cairn (neolithic), Cup and Ring Marked Stone (neolithic) - (bronze Age), Arrowhead (prehistoric), Axehead (jadeite)(period Unassigned), Pot(s) (pottery)(neolithic) · 177 yd
KirkdaleFarmstead (period Unassigned), Stable(s) (period Unassigned) · 756 yd
Kirkdale SawmillSaw Mill (period Unassigned) · 800 yd
Carsluith CastleTower House (medieval) · 1.5 mi
Ben JohnMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Garvellan RocksIslet · 2.6 mi
Fleet BayBay · 3.2 mi
Jean: Innerwell Point, Wigtown Bay, Solway FirthCraft (19th Century) · 3.7 mi
Wigtown SandsBeach / strand · 4.0 mi
Rough Point WoodForest · 4.1 mi
Emma Laura: Carrick Point, Wigtown Bay, Solway FirthSchooner (19th Century) · 4.1 miOther information
Photo: Andy Farrington · CC BY-SA 2.0