What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Rum, Guirdil as Cairn (prehistoric)(possible), Hut(s) (post Medieval). 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.
A prehistoric cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age; its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of burial and ritual practices in the Scottish Western Isles.
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Places near here
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Rum, GuirdilBothy (20th Century) (1982), Farmstead (19th Century), Sheepfold(s) (19th Century), Shepherds Cottage (19th Century) (1848) · 271 yd
Guirdil BayBay · 441 yd
Rum, ShellesderCave (nil Antiquity), Midden (prehistoric) · 856 yd
Bloodstone HillMountain / peak · 1271 yd
FionchraMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Rum, Loch A' Ghille ReamhraShieling Hut (post Medieval) · 1.7 mi
Jack Abry IiMotor Trawler (period Unassigned)-(2011) · 2.0 mi
Dùn MòrCliff · 2.6 mi
RùmIsland · 3.1 mi
Sanday, Cnoc GhreannabricHut (period Unassigned) · 3.3 mi
AlmanIslet · 3.6 mi
Canna, AlmanLazy Beds (post Medieval), Structure(s) (period Unassigned), Unidentified Pottery (period Unassigned) · 3.6 mi