
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Hedderwick as Cist (neolithic), Axehead(s) (neolithic), Bullet(s) (lead)(post Medieval), Mace (neolithic), Spindle Whorl(s) (neolithic), Unidentified Flint(s) (flint)(neolithic), Unidentified Pottery (neolithic), Unidentified Pottery (pottery)(medieval), Whetstone(s). 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.
Neolithic cist tomb, dating to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE, containing grave goods such as mace heads, axeheads, spindle whorls, and flint, indicating ritual burial practices and social status in early Scottish communities.
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Places near here
Hedderwick SandsFish Trap (period Unknown)(possible) · 441 yd
Hedderwick Hill Plantation, Young's KnoweBuilding (20th Century) · 684 yd
Hedderwick BurnField Boundary (period Unknown)(possible) · 711 yd
Hedderwick HillCountry House (post Medieval) - (mid 20th Century) · 844 yd
Tyne SandsBeach / strand · 1168 yd
Dunbar, West BarnsNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1365 yd
Links WoodForest · 1.3 mi
Belton HouseCountry House (19th Century) - (20th Century), Tower House (medieval) · 1.4 mi
Old Charcoal PlantationWood · 1.5 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 3.0 mi
Deuchrie DodMountain / peak · 4.1 miOther information
Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0