What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kilfeddar, Burn of Altibrair as Cairnfield (later 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.
A cairnfield dating to the later prehistoric period; it represents a burial or ritual landscape feature common in northern Scotland. Its significance lies in contributing to understanding of Neolithic and Bronze Age funerary practices in the region.
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Places near here
AltibrairEnclosure(s) (post Medieval), Lazy Beds (post Medieval), Rig and Furrow (post Medieval) · 1190 yd
DunnerumBurnt Mound(s) (prehistoric) · 1282 yd
DalnigapFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1282 yd
Eyes of KilfeddarFarmstead (post Medieval), Shieling Hut(s) (post Medieval) · 1759 yd
Brockloch FellMountain / peak · 2.8 mi
Knockiebae PlantationForest · 3.6 mi
New Luce, CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 3.9 mi
New Luce Memorial HallMemorial · 4.2 mi
White BarMountain / peak · 4.8 mi
Rocky WoodWood · 5.0 mi
Caves of KilhernChambered Cairn (neolithic) · 5.1 mi
Kettle CaldronWaterfall · 5.1 mi