What is recorded here
Castlehill is a Bronze Age cairn in Birnie, Moray, where ancient hands may have stacked stones to mark death, territory or the stars. It still belongs to the living landscape, watching the fields and reminding people that continuity, not spectacle, is the point.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castlehill as Cairn (bronze Age). 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.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Califer ViewpointViewpoint · 545 yd
SourbankFarmstead (post Medieval) · 829 yd
Wester TullochEnclosure (period Unassigned) · 985 yd
BurnsideFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 999 yd
Blervie CastleCastle (medieval), Farmhouse (post Medieval), Farmstead (post Medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 1050 yd
BlervieStone Circle (neolithic)(possible) · 1.2 mi
Rafford New CemeteryCemetery (post Medieval) · 1.2 mi
Sheriff Moor WoodWood · 1.3 mi
RaffordNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.3 mi
Burgie CastleTower House (medieval) · 1.8 mi
Cluny HillsWood · 2.5 mi
Dallas Dhu DistilleryNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.6 miOther information
Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0