What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records High Eldrig as Chambered Cairn (neolithic). 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.
Neolithic chambered cairn; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). Such tombs are significant as they represent communal burial practices and social organisation in prehistoric Scotland.
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Places near here
High EldrigBurial Cairn (prehistoric) · 107 yd
DirvachlieCorn Drying Kiln (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned), Field System(s) (period Unassigned), Head Dyke (post Medieval), Structure(s) (period Unassigned) · 945 yd
Eldrig LochNatural Feature (period Unknown) · 1039 yd
Horse HillFarmstead (period Unassigned), Field System (period Unassigned) · 1628 yd
Brough HillMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Green TopMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Loch RonaldCastle (medieval)(possible) · 3.8 mi
Caves of KilhernChambered Cairn (neolithic) · 4.2 mi
Loch Maberry CastleCastle (medieval), Fortified Island (period Unassigned) · 4.3 mi
Shennock ForestForest · 5.0 mi
Knockiebae PlantationForest · 5.1 mi
New Luce, CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 5.2 miOther information
Photo: David Baird · CC BY-SA 2.0