What is recorded here
Mosscastle Hill is a cairn in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is not dated, but it still stands out on the land. People may have built it to mark a boundary, honour the dead or simply enjoy the view. The stones remain even when the reason fades.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Mosscastle Hill as Cairn (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.
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Places near here
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Common HillMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
StonehillFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1.3 mi
White RigMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
Middle Muir Wind FarmNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.2 mi
BoghouseTower House (medieval)(possible) · 2.2 mi
Middle MuirNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.3 mi
Crawfordjohn Heritage VentureMuseum · 2.4 mi
GlendorchCastle (medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 3.3 mi
Townhead WoodForest · 3.8 miOther information
Photo: Iain Russell · CC BY-SA 2.0