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Cnoc Leathann, Gearrannan, Carloway, Lewis

Cairn (period Unassigned)

What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cnoc Leathann, Gearrannan, Carloway, Lewis as Cairn (period Unassigned). 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.
Cnoc Leathann is a Neolithic cairn, likely dating to the late Neolithic period (c. 2500–2000 BCE). It represents a significant prehistoric funerary or ceremonial site in the Lewis landscape.

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