What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Blackstand as Cist (prehistoric), Mound (period Unassigned), Beaker (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.
A cist burial associated with the Beaker period (c. 2500–800 BCE), likely representing an early Bronze Age funerary monument. Its significance lies in its potential to contribute to understanding burial practices and cultural transitions in prehistoric Scotland.
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Places near here
Blackstand WoodCairnfield (period Unassigned) · 995 yd
Mains of RadderyFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1291 yd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_7162735.jpg?width=1280)
Raddery HouseSchool (period Unassigned) · 1524 yd
Flowerburn WoodForest · 1.1 mi
FlowerburnEnclosed Cremation Cemetery (bronze Age) · 1.4 mi
Caird's CaveCave (prehistoric) - (post Medieval), Travellers Camp (post Medieval) - (20th Century) · 2.0 mi
Hill of FortroseMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
Burnside WoodForest · 2.1 mi
Mounthigh, Avoch, Old Military RoadNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 2.3 mi
Rosemarkie BeachBeach / strand · 2.3 mi.jpg?width=1280)
Groam House MuseumMuseum · 2.3 mi
Rosemarkie BayBay · 2.5 miOther information
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