What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Houston as Barrow (prehistoric)(possible), Cist(s) (prehistoric), Cremation(s) (prehistoric), Inhumation(s) (prehistoric), Awl (bronze)(bronze Age)(possible), Food Vessel (pottery)(bronze Age), Necklace (jet)(prehistoric)(possible). 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 burial and cist site, possibly associated with cremation and inhumation practices. Its significance lies in the presence of a bronze awl, indicating metallurgical knowledge and ritual use of the site during the Bronze Age.
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