High Altercannoch
Overview
High Altercannoch is recorded as Barrow (prehistoric), Building(s) (medieval) - (post Medieval), Cairnfield (prehistoric), Enclosure (prehistoric), Hut Circle(s) (prehistoric), Shieling (medieval) - (post Medieval) in Scotland South Ayrshire. Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records High Altercannoch as Barrow (prehistoric), Building(s) (medieval) - (post Medieval), Cairnfield (prehistoric), Enclosure (prehistoric), Hut Circle(s) (prehistoric), Shieling (medieval) - (post Medieval).
Who made it and when
The saved account records: Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records High Altercannoch as Barrow (prehistoric), Building(s) (medieval) - (post Medieval), Cairnfield (prehistoric), Enclosure (prehistoric), Hut Circle(s) (prehistoric), Shieling (medieval) - (post Medieval).
How it was made and used
The label Barrow (prehistoric), Building(s) (medieval) - (post Medieval), Cairnfield (prehistoric), Enclosure (prehistoric), Hut Circle(s) (prehistoric), Shieling (medieval) - (post Medieval) gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
What was found
The official record fixes the place and calls it Barrow (prehistoric), Building(s) (medieval) - (post Medieval), Cairnfield (prehistoric), Enclosure (prehistoric), Hut Circle(s) (prehistoric), Shieling (medieval) - (post Medieval). It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Barrow (prehistoric), Building(s) (medieval) - (post Medieval), Cairnfield (prehistoric), Enclosure (prehistoric), Hut Circle(s) (prehistoric), Shieling (medieval) - (post Medieval). It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
High Altercannoch matters as a recorded barrow (prehistoric), building(s) (medieval) - (post medieval), cairnfield (prehistoric), enclosure (prehistoric), hut circle(s) (prehistoric), shieling (medieval) - (post medieval) tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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