What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Grobdale of Balmaghie as Cairnfield (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.
Grobdale of Balmaghie is a prehistoric cairnfield, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of burial and ritual practices in upland landscapes of ancient Scotland.
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Places near here
Grobdale of BalmaghieFarmstead (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 517 yd
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DarngarrochBank (earthwork) (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 1094 yd
Grobdale of GirthonHut Circle (prehistoric) · 1503 yd
White Top of CulreochMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Airie HillMountain / peak · 2.9 mi
Carstramon WoodVisitor information · 3.3 mi
Crockett MemorialMemorial · 3.5 mi
Cairnsmore of Fleet NNR Visitor CentreVisitor information · 4.5 mi
Gatehouse of Fleet, Girthon CemeteryCemetery (late 19th Century) · 4.6 mi
Garels WoodWood · 4.9 mi
Galla Hill WoodWood · 5.0 miOther information
Photo: Billy McCrorie · CC BY-SA 2.0