What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Burghead as Cist(s) (period Unassigned), Inhumation(s) (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.
Burghead is a Neolithic cist burial site, likely dating to the 4th to 3rd millennium BCE. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of early burial practices and settlement patterns in northern Scotland.
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Places near here
BurgheadFloor(s) (9th Century), Fort (iron Age), Midden (9th Century), Post Hole(s) (period Unassigned), Rampart (period Unknown), Structure (post Medieval), Bead (roman), Coin (roman), Coin (7th Century) (841)-(850) · 33 yd
Brochers' MemorialMemorial · 44 yd
Burghead, Clavie StoneCommemorative Monument (period Unassigned) · 114 yd
Doorie HillArchaeological place · 118 yd
Burghead HarbourHarbour (19th Century) · 142 yd
Maid of Moray: Burghead Harbour, Moray FirthSchooner (19th Century) · 190 yd
Shetland Bus War MemorialMemorial · 195 yd
Dorthea: Burghead Bay, Moray FirthSchooner (19th Century) · 1.3 mi
Roseisle beach viewpointViewpoint · 2.1 mi
West BeachBeach / strand · 2.2 mi
East BeachBeach / strand · 2.5 mi
Clashach CoveCave (period Unknown), Pictish Symbol Rock Carving (pictish) · 3.2 miOther information
Photo: Gordon Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0