What is recorded here
Castle Hill, Crawford stands as a clearance cairn in South Lanarkshire, marking a landscape shaped by forced removal rather than celebration. The stones may have gathered breath, witness and memory before they became a point on a map. They still resist forgetting, even when the exact date and the people they buried have faded from official wording.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castle Hill, Crawford as Clearance Cairn(s) (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.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
River Clyde, AbingtonRiver Level Monitoring Station (20th Century) · 338 yd
Castle Hill, CrawfordBurnt Mound (prehistoric) · 536 yd
River Clyde, GlengonnarfootFarmstead (19th Century) - (20th Century), House (20th Century) · 620 yd
AbingtonEnclosure (period Unassigned) · 708 yd
Castle HillMountain / peak · 1111 yd
Arbory Hill FortFort · 1667 yd
Crawford CastleCastle (medieval), Motte (medieval) · 1.4 mi
Nether Abington StripForest · 1.4 mi
White HillMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.8 mi
ThirstoneNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.3 mi
Crawfordjohn Heritage VentureMuseum · 3.5 mi