What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Old Hill of Mackilston as Cairnfield (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Cairnfield; period likely Neolithic or Bronze Age. Such sites are significant as they indicate prehistoric settlement and ritual activity in the landscape.
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Places near here
CraigencorrBuilding (post Medieval) · 292 yd
Old Hill of MackilstonCultivation Remains (period Unassigned), Enclosure (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned)(possible), Field Boundary(s) (period Unassigned) · 435 yd
MackilstonTrack (period Unassigned) · 462 yd
Carseglass BridgeBridge (period Unassigned) · 1468 yd
Lochinvar ReservoirNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.5 mi
Hog HillMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Dundeugh CastleCastle (medieval) · 2.3 mi
Earlstoun CastleCastle (medieval) · 2.3 mi
Dundeugh HillMountain / peak · 2.5 mi
Betty's PlantationWood · 3.1 mi
Craiggubble WoodWood · 3.6 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 5.0 miOther information
Photo: Billy McCrorie · CC BY-SA 2.0