What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Daer Reservoir, Beld Knowe as Burnt Mound (prehistoric), Cairnfield (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.
Burnt mound and cairnfield, likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age. These features are significant as they indicate prehistoric domestic or ritual activity, possibly related to heat-treated stone processes or funerary practices.
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Places near here
Daer ReservoirCairn (period Unassigned) · 428 yd
Sweetshaw BraeBuilding(s) (period Unassigned), House Platform(s) (period Unassigned)(possible) · 903 yd
Bees BeckSpoil Heap (modern) · 1330 yd
Beld KnoweMountain / peak · 1577 yd
Mosshope FellMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Type KnowesBuilding(s) (period Unassigned) · 1.8 mi
Welcome to South LanarkshireVisitor information · 3.7 mi
Welcome to Dumfries and GallowayVisitor information · 3.8 mi
ElvanfootNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 4.7 mi
Little ClydeFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned), Tower House (medieval) · 4.8 mi
Moffat, Moffat CemeteryCemetery (19th Century) · 5.8 mi
CoreheadTower House (medieval) · 5.9 mi