What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cauldshiels Hill as Burial (prehistoric), Beaker (pottery)(bronze Age)(possible), Food Vessel (pottery)(bronze Age)(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.
A Neolithic or Bronze Age burial site, possibly associated with Beaker culture; its significance lies in the presence of food vessels and pottery indicative of early funerary practices in southern Scotland.
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Places near here
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Cauldshiels Loch.Road (period Unassigned) · 1132 yd
Dod PlantationForest · 1201 yd
Lady MossTurf House (post Medieval) · 1537 yd
Mossbrae PlantationWood · 1.1 mi
Home of Sir Walter ScottHeritage attraction · 1.7 mi
Broomilees RoadNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.9 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.9 mi
DarnickNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.9 mi
Darnick, Tower Road, Fisher's TowerHouse (18th Century), Tower House (16th Century) · 1.9 mi
GreenheadTower House (medieval)(possible) · 2.1 miOther information
Photo: Walter Baxter · CC BY-SA 2.0