What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cacrabank Hill as Enclosure (period Unknown), Scooped Settlement (iron Age). 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.
Cacrabank Hill is a fairy fort (ringfort/rath) located in Scotland, likely dating to the early medieval period, though it may have been built on or near an Iron Age scooped settlement. Local folklore, common to such sites in Scotland, associates it with fairy activity and otherworldly beings.
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Places near here
Cacrabank HillCultivation Terrace(s) (period Unassigned) · 307 yd
Broom Hill FortArchaeological place · 914 yd
HazelbankFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 1404 yd
Matthew's HillFarmstead (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 1441 yd
Newbigging HillMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Fingland FellMountain / peak · 2.2 mi
Dinwoodie PlantationForest · 2.3 mi
Uppercleuch PlantationForest · 2.8 mi
Johnstonebridge, CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 3.0 mi
PanlandsFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned), No Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.6 mi
Spedlin's TowerGarden (17th Century)(possible), Tower House (15th Century) - (17th Century) · 3.9 mi
Castle KnoweFort (prehistoric)(possible) · 4.4 mi