What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Hill of Beath as Covenanters Meeting Place (17th Century) (1670). 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.
The Hill of Beath is associated with the Covenanters, a group of 17th-century Scottish Protestants who resisted royal interference in religion. The site was used as a meeting place during the 1670s, reflecting the broader persecution and religious upheaval of the period.
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