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What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Noss Head as Cairn (period Unassigned). 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.
Neolithic cairn; likely dates to the Early to Middle Neolithic period. Its location on a prominent coastal headland suggests it may have had ritual or territorial significance.
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