What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Mossplatt as Cairn (period Unassigned), Beaker (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
A Neolithic cairn, possibly associated with the Beaker period; its significance lies in its potential to contribute to understanding early burial practices and cultural transitions in prehistoric Scotland.
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Places near here
MossplattCairn (period Unassigned) · 345 yd
CovanhillEnclosure (period Unassigned)(possible), Farmstead (period Unassigned), Quarry (period Unassigned) · 951 yd
Candy MillFarmstead (post Medieval) · 1101 yd
Lower ThroughburnQuarry (period Unassigned) · 1524 yd
Winnyknowe WoodlandForest · 2.0 mi
KilncadzowNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.3 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 2.5 mi
Covenanters MonumentMemorial · 2.6 mi
EastshieldDovecot (16th Century), Tower House (medieval) · 2.9 mi
Sergeants LawMountain / peak · 3.1 mi
Gladsmuir HillsMountain / peak · 3.5 mi
Crofthead WoodForest · 3.5 mi