What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairnscadden Hill as Clearance Cairn (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Clearance cairn, likely dating to the post-medieval period. These cairns were typically constructed during agricultural clearance, used to stack stone removed from fields to improve arable land.
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Places near here
New Cumnock, Cumnock Road, Lochhill, New Cumnock Golf CourseGolf Course (20th Century) (1901) · 1352 yd
PolquheysCairn (period Unassigned)(possible) · 1409 yd
High PolquheysFarmstead (period Unassigned), Track (period Unassigned) · 1685 yd
New Cumnock, Signal BoxSignal Box (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 1.2 mi
New Cumnock, Cumnock CastleCastle (medieval), Moat (medieval) · 1.4 mi
Robert Burns StatueMemorial · 1.5 mi
Standard KnoweMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
New Cumnock, Afton Cemetery, War MemorialWar Memorial (20th Century) · 2.2 mi
Glaisnock HillNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.4 mi
Hungry HillMountain / peak · 2.7 mi
Kyle CastleTower House (medieval) · 3.0 mi
Murdoch's CaveCave · 3.5 miOther information
Photo: Stuart Brabbs · CC BY-SA 2.0