What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Thistle Flat as Cairn(s) (period Unassigned), Food Vessel (period Unassigned), Necklace (jet)(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.
A Neolithic cairn and burial site, Thistle Flat is significant for its associated jet necklace and food vessel, indicating ritual practices and craftsmanship of the early Bronze Age in Scotland.
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Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0