What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Howe Farm as Cist (late Neolithic), Inhumation (late Neolithic). 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.
A Neolithic cist tomb, dating to the late Neolithic period, associated with inhumation burial practices. Its precise location and recording in Scotland's National Record highlight its importance for understanding local prehistoric funerary customs.
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