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Brown Knees

Burial Cairn (prehistoric)
Brown Knees
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What is recorded here

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Brown Knees as Burial Cairn (prehistoric). 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.
Prehistoric burial cairn; likely dates to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of prehistoric funerary practices in Scotland.

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