What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Canna, Eilean A' Bhaird 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.
Canna, Eilean A' Bhaird is a Neolithic cairn, likely dating to the earlier first millennium BCE. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of prehistoric burial and ritual practices in the Outer Hebrides.
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Places near here
Canna, the Square, Roman Catholic ChapelChapel (20th Century) (1963), Smithy (late 19th Century) - (20th Century)-(1963) · 219 yd
Canna, Post Office and Telephone BoxPost Office (19th Century) - (20th Century), Telephone Box (20th Century) · 327 yd
Canna HarbourBay · 592 yd
Canna, TighardHouse (period Unassigned) · 599 yd
Canna, A' ChillStanding Stone (prehistoric) · 600 yd
SandayIsland · 1094 yd
Coroghon CastleCastle · 1141 yd
AlmanIslet · 1154 yd
TallabricMountain / peak · 1196 yd
Compass HillMountain / peak · 1644 yd
Dùn MòrCliff · 1.3 mi
Rum, ShellesderCave (nil Antiquity), Midden (prehistoric) · 3.9 mi