What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records 'newbigging' as Barrow(s) (bronze Age), Cist(s) (bronze Age), Cremation (bronze Age), Inhumation (bronze Age), Vessel (steatite)(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.
Bronze Age barrow and burial site, including cists, cremations, and inhumations. Its significance lies in the presence of a steatite vessel, indicating ritual or funerary practices typical of the later prehistoric period in Scotland.
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