What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Bunkle Edge as Barrow(s) (prehistoric)(possible), Cairn(s) (prehistoric)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Bunkle Edge is a prehistoric cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of burial and ritual practices in upland areas of southern Scotland.
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Places near here
Bunkle EdgeQuarry (post Medieval) · 332 yd
Bunkle CastleCastle (medieval), Earthwork (medieval) · 407 yd
BunkleDam (medieval), Drain (medieval), Village (medieval) · 561 yd
Bunkle ChurchLinear Feature (period Unknown), Pit Alignment (prehistoric), Quarry (period Unknown) · 736 yd
Bonkyl and Preston Parish Church, ChurchyardBurial Ground (17th Century), Churchyard (17th Century) · 758 yd
Marygoldhill PlantationForest · 766 yd
Preston PlantationForest · 1051 yd
Gallows LawNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.3 mi
Horseley HillMountain / peak · 2.3 mi
Covenanters' StoneMemorial · 3.3 mi
Jim Clark Motorsport MuseumMuseum · 3.9 mi
BlackburnrigMountain / peak · 4.0 mi