What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dykefoot as Burial Cairn (prehistoric)(possible), Clearance Cairn (period Unknown)(possible). 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 the Scottish landscape.
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Places near here
South TarbraxUnidentified Pottery (period Unassigned), Worked Object (flint)(period Unassigned) · 969 yd
DykefootSheepfold(s) (period Unassigned) · 1034 yd
Boston BurnBuilding (period Unassigned), Cairn(s) (period Unassigned)(possible) · 1131 yd
Seat HillObservation Post (second World War) · 1277 yd
Stallashaw MossForest · 2.0 mi
Muirhall FarmNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.2 mi
Calla HillMountain / peak · 2.9 mi
Covenanters' GraveMemorial · 3.1 mi
Black LawMountain / peak · 3.1 mi
EasthillsTower House (medieval) · 3.2 mi
Crofthead WoodForest · 3.6 mi
Westhall FarmFarmhouse (19th Century), Farmstead (19th Century), Tower House (medieval) · 3.6 mi