What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Shiel Burn as Cairn (prehistoric)(possible), Marker Cairn (modern). 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 prehistoric cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, possibly serving as a burial or ritual site; its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of early land use and funerary practices in the region.
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Places near here
March BurnFarmstead (medieval) - (post Medieval), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 206 yd
Proscribe BurnHut (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 960 yd
Wellwood HouseHouse (19th Century) · 1095 yd
Upper Wellwood, Martyr's GraveCovenanters Grave (17th Century), Gravestone (post Medieval) · 1155 yd
Marchouse HillMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Tibbie PaganMemorial · 1.6 mi
Muirkirk Covenanters MemorialMemorial · 1.6 mi
Site of Macadam's TarworksVisitor information · 1.9 mi
Site of Springhill HouseVisitor information · 1.9 mi
Glenmuir HillMountain / peak · 3.3 mi
Kyle CastleTower House (medieval) · 3.7 mi
Nether WhitehaughBuilding(s) (medieval) - (post Medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 3.9 mi