What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Binscarth as Barrow (prehistoric), Cist (period Unassigned), Mound (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 burial cairn; its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of early funerary practices in prehistoric Scotland.
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Places near here
Howe HarperCairn (period Unassigned) · 122 yd
The Quarry Garden at BinscarthOld home or work place · 244 yd
BinscarthFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 359 yd
Loch of WasdaleNon Antiquity (21st Century) · 421 yd
The OuseBay · 1319 yd
Houses on Heddle HillMountain or hill · 1495 yd
Down Heddle HillMountain or hill · 1583 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 1721 yd
Cemetery, FinstownChurch, cross or graveyard · 1.0 mi
Burrien HillMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
Hill of LyradaleMountain / peak · 2.3 mi
Baa HolmIslet · 2.3 miOther information
Photo: Peter Ward · CC BY-SA 2.0