What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Balmurrie Fell as Clearance Cairn(s) (prehistoric), Hut Circle (prehistoric). 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.
A Neolithic or Bronze Age clearance cairn; its significance lies in reflecting early agricultural activity and land use in upland Scotland.
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Places near here
KnockniehourieCairnfield (post Medieval) · 512 yd
Cairn-na-gathLong Cairn (neolithic) · 644 yd
Brockloch HillFarmstead (period Unassigned), Field System (period Unassigned) · 1520 yd
Brough HillMountain / peak · 1598 yd
Horse HillFarmstead (period Unassigned), Field System (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Green TopMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Caves of KilhernChambered Cairn (neolithic) · 2.4 mi
Knockiebae PlantationForest · 3.1 mi
New Luce, CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 3.2 mi
New Luce Memorial HallMemorial · 3.3 mi
Loch RonaldCastle (medieval)(possible) · 3.9 mi
Kettle CaldronWaterfall · 4.4 mi