What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Muckle Head as Cairn (prehistoric)(possible), Marker Cairn (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 prehistoric cairn, possibly a marker cairn, dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age; its function and wider significance remain uncertain due to limited recorded context.
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Places near here
North HouseBuilding(s) (period Unassigned), Enclosure(s) (period Unassigned) · 353 yd
Green IsleIslet · 951 yd
LaxfirthStructure (period Unassigned) · 1105 yd
Swarta SkerryIslet · 1489 yd
Dury VoeBay · 1547 yd
Bight of StavanessBay · 1.0 mi
Hamera HeadFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1.5 mi
HousabisterBuilding (period Unassigned) · 1.6 mi
Mossy HillMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.9 mi
The Cabin MuseumMuseum · 2.4 mi
Flugarth HillMountain / peak · 2.7 mi