
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairnharrow as Cup and Ring Marked Rock (prehistoric). 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.
Cairnharrow is a prehistoric cup and ring marked rock, dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. It is significant as an example of ritual or symbolic rock art associated with early ceremonial landscapes in Scotland.
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Places near here
CairnharrowHut Circle (prehistoric)(possible) · 265 yd
Cauldside BurnPen (post Medieval) · 1033 yd
GlenFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1429 yd
Cambret MoorBurial Cairn (bronze Age) · 1451 yd
Ben JohnMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Millennium CairnMemorial · 3.0 mi
Carsluith CastleTower House (medieval) · 3.3 mi
Cardoness CastleTower House (medieval) · 3.3 mi
Ant: Gatehouse of Fleet, Water of FleetSchooner (19th Century) · 3.3 mi
Rough Point WoodForest · 3.3 mi
Fleet BayBay · 3.3 mi
Garvellan RocksIslet · 3.5 miOther information
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