What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records West Buttergask as Cairn (prehistoric), Cist (prehistoric). 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 cairn and cist, dating to the 3rd or 2nd millennium BCE, typical of early burial practices in Scotland. Its preservation contributes to understanding prehistoric funerary architecture in the region.

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