What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Black Burn as Clearance Cairn (period Unassigned). 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.
Clearance cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age. Such cairns were often used for ritual purposes or as markers in the landscape, though their exact significance remains unclear due to limited contextual information.
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Places near here
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Slackburn BridgeBridge (period Unassigned) · 360 yd
Rhonehouse Or Kelton HillRefuse Disposal Site (19th Century) · 362 yd
Keltonhill FarmCistern (period Unassigned) · 500 yd
AuchlaneCastle (medieval)(possible), Moat (medieval) · 1657 yd
Ducking IslandWood · 1.5 mi
Threave CastleArtillery Fortification (15th Century), Castle (medieval), Harbour (14th Century) · 1.6 mi
Bird HideViewpoint · 1.6 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.7 mi
Barlae HillMountain / peak · 2.6 mi
Torglass WoodWood · 2.6 mi
Tod FellMountain / peak · 3.0 mi