What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Scapcleuch Burn as Cairnfield (period Unassigned), Unenclosed Platform Settlement (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.
A cairnfield and unenclosed platform settlement dating to the prehistoric period; its significance lies in contributing to understanding of early settlement and funerary practices in the Scottish landscape.
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Places near here
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