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What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Belshaw's Knowe as Marker Cairn (period Unassigned). 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.
Belshaw's Knowe is a prehistoric marker cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in its role as a territorial or ceremonial marker within the landscape, reflecting early land use and social organization in the region.
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Places near here
Calroust HopeheadEnclosure (period Unassigned), Track(s) (period Unassigned) · 321 yd
Pudding LawHouse Platform (prehistoric)(possible) · 1166 yd
Mozie LawMountain / peak · 1314 yd
Waterfall on the Rowhope BurnWaterfall · 1714 yd
Calroust BurnBuilding (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Beefstand HillMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
KelsocleughFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1.7 mi
Birkie PlantationWood · 1.9 mi
The Castles (fort)Archaeological place · 2.0 mi
The CastlesFort (iron Age), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval), Settlement (period Unassigned) · 2.0 mi
Waterfall on unnamed tributary of Rennies BurnWaterfall · 3.1 mi
Carshope PlantationForest · 3.2 miOther information
Photo: Geoff Holland · CC BY-SA 2.0