
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Ellershie Burn as Burial Cairn (prehistoric), Clearance Cairn(s) (period Unknown). 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 dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of prehistoric funerary practices in northern Scotland.
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Places near here
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ElvanfootNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 511 yd
River ClydeClearance Cairn (20th Century) · 640 yd
StoneyburnBuilding(s) (period Unassigned) · 697 yd
River Clyde, Rowantree PoolBridge (19th Century) · 930 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 1536 yd
Crawford CastleCastle (medieval), Motte (medieval) · 1.4 mi
Lady CairnMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Cow HillMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Arbory Hill FortFort · 3.0 mi
William Symington MonumentMemorial · 4.9 mi
Leadhills Miners LibraryMuseum · 5.0 miOther information
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