What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Coom Rig as Cairnfield (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Coom Rig is a Neolithic cairnfield, dating to the earlier part of the 4th to 3rd millennia BCE. Such cairnfields are significant as they represent early communal burial and ritual practices in Scottish prehistory.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Coom BurnEnclosed Cremation Cemetery (bronze Age)(possible) · 643 yd
Calf BurnEnclosed Cremation Cemetery (bronze Age)(possible) · 681 yd
WintercleughKeb House (20th Century) · 1526 yd
Meikle ShagMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Fingland ShawMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Kirkhope CleuchSheepfold (period Unassigned) · 1.6 mi
ElvanfootNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.5 mi
George Stevenson MemorialMemorial · 4.1 mi
Little ClydeFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned), Tower House (medieval) · 4.7 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 5.1 mi
Welcome to South LanarkshireVisitor information · 5.2 mi
Teddywood Bear VillageHeritage attraction · 5.2 miOther information
Photo: Chris Wimbush · CC BY-SA 2.0