What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Upper Wellwood as Hut Circle (prehistoric)(possible), Ring Cairn (prehistoric)(possible), Beaker (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 Neolithic ring cairn and possible hut circle, dating to the Beaker period. Its significance lies in its potential to provide insights into early farming communities and ritual practices in prehistoric Scotland.
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Places near here
Proscribe BurnHut (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 607 yd
March BurnFarmstead (medieval) - (post Medieval), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 800 yd
Cairn HillCairn (prehistoric) - (medieval)(possible), Triangulation Station (19th Century) · 1165 yd
KnoweheadFarmstead (post Medieval) · 1550 yd
Tibbie PaganMemorial · 1.7 mi
Marchouse HillMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Muirkirk Covenanters MemorialMemorial · 1.9 mi
Site of Macadam's TarworksVisitor information · 2.0 mi
Site of Springhill HouseVisitor information · 2.1 mi
Glenmuir HillMountain / peak · 2.8 mi
Kyle CastleTower House (medieval) · 3.3 mi
Nether WhitehaughBuilding(s) (medieval) - (post Medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 4.3 mi