What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Thief Sike as Cairnfield (period Unknown), Cultivation Terrace(s) (period Unknown), Hut Circle (prehistoric)(possible), Shieling Hut(s) (post Medieval). 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 cairnfield with possible prehistoric hut circles; significant as an indicator of early agricultural and settlement activity in upland Scotland.
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Places near here
Thief SikeSheepfold (period Unassigned)(possible) · 85 yd
HazelysideBuilding (19th Century), Cottage (19th Century), Drain (post Medieval), Enclosure (post Medieval), Field Boundary(s) (medieval) - (post Medieval), Rig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval), Shieling Hut(s) (post Medieval) · 1163 yd
Leahaugh BridgeBridge (modern) · 1493 yd
Nether Row PlantationForest · 1495 yd
Leahaugh BankWood · 1.1 mi
LeahaughBank (earthwork)(s) (period Unknown), Cultivation Remains (period Unknown), Earthwork (period Unknown), Enclosure(s) (period Unknown), Farmstead(s) (period Unknown), Field System(s) (period Unknown) · 1.2 mi
Dinley FellMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
RedheughTower House (medieval) · 1.9 mi
DinlabyreCarved Stone(s) (post Medieval), House (period Unassigned), Tower House (medieval)(possible) · 2.4 mi
Roan FellMountain / peak · 2.5 mi
Blackburn FallsWaterfall · 3.5 mi
Whitrope Heritage CentreHeritage attraction · 4.7 miOther information
Photo: Walter Baxter · CC BY-SA 2.0