What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Biggar Common as Cairn (period Unassigned), Beaker (period Unassigned). 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 cairn, potentially associated with the Beaker period; its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of prehistoric burial and ritual practices in southern Scotland.
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Places near here
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SpringfieldSettlement (later Prehistoric)(possible) · 1029 yd
Temple AvenueWood · 1170 yd
Shieldhill HotelHotel (16th Century) · 1719 yd
CormistonBuilding (period Unassigned) · 1744 yd
Carwood HillSaddle Quern (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
CausewayendNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.9 mi
Biggar Gasworks MuseumMuseum · 1.9 mi
Moor WoodForest · 1.9 mi
Hillend FarmNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.0 mi
Cuthbertson MemorialMemorial · 2.0 mi
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Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0