What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Belshaw's Knowe as 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 Neolithic cairn, likely dating to the Early to Middle Neolithic period (circa 3500–2500 BCE). Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of prehistoric funerary and ritual practices in the Scottish landscape.
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Places near here
Calroust HopeheadEnclosure (period Unassigned), Track(s) (period Unassigned) · 101 yd,_Belshaw's_Knowe_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6537824.jpg?width=1280)
Belshaw's KnoweMarker Cairn (period Unassigned) · 220 yd
Mozie LawMountain / peak · 1527 yd
Calroust BurnBuilding (period Unassigned) · 1662 yd
Waterfall on the Rowhope BurnWaterfall · 1.1 mi
Beefstand HillMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
KelsocleughFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1.6 mi
The Castles (fort)Archaeological place · 1.9 mi
The CastlesFort (iron Age), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval), Settlement (period Unassigned) · 1.9 mi
Birkie PlantationWood · 1.9 mi
Waterfall on unnamed tributary of Rennies BurnWaterfall · 3.2 mi
Carshope PlantationForest · 3.3 miOther information
Photo: Eileen Henderson · CC BY-SA 2.0