What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Balbeg as Cairnfield (prehistoric) - (early Medieval), Field System (prehistoric) - (medieval), Hut Circle(s) (prehistoric), Round Ended Building(s) (early Medieval) - (medieval), Shooting Stand(s) (19th Century) - (20th Century). 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 prehistoric cairnfield with associated hut circles and round-ended buildings, likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age; its significance lies in providing evidence of early settlement and land use patterns in the region.
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Places near here
Lochan An TairtCairnfield (prehistoric) · 1177 yd
Druim Na BaCairnfield (period Unknown), Field Boundary(s) (medieval) - (post Medieval), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval) · 1469 yd
BalbegHut (post Medieval), Lime Kiln (18th Century) - (19th Century), Township (18th Century) - (19th Century) · 1480 yd
BalnaglaicTownship (period Unassigned) · 1.0 mi
Carn MacsnaMountain / peak · 3.0 mi
Cnoc a' BhuachailleMountain / peak · 3.0 mi
Glen Urquhart War MemorialMemorial · 3.6 mi
Divach FallsViewpoint · 4.0 mi
Urquhart Bay WoodWood · 4.3 mi
Corrimony CairnVisitor information · 4.6 mi
Urquhart Castle Visitor CentreMuseum · 5.2 mi
John Cobb MemorialMemorial · 5.2 mi