What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Edinburgh, Fairmilehead as Burial Cairn(s) (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.
Prehistoric burial cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of early funerary practices and settlement patterns in central Scotland.
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Places near here
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