
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Stoneyburn as Cairn(s) (period Unassigned), Cremation(s) (period Unassigned), Arrowhead(s) (flint)(period Unassigned), Beaker (pottery)(bronze Age), Pygmy Cup (period Unassigned), Unidentified Flint(s) (flint)(period Unassigned), Unidentified Pottery (neolithic) - (br. 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 Neolithic or Bronze Age cairn with associated cremations and a Beaker, indicating ritual or funerary use. Its location in Scotland suggests possible links to broader Atlantic Bronze Age traditions.
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Places near here
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Ellershie BurnBurial Cairn (prehistoric), Clearance Cairn(s) (period Unknown) · 687 yd
River ClydeQuarry (period Unassigned)(possible) · 954 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 1109 yd
Crawford CastleCastle (medieval), Motte (medieval) · 1.1 mi
Lady CairnMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Wood RigMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Arbory Hill FortFort · 2.8 mi
William Symington MonumentMemorial · 5.3 mi
Leadhills Miners LibraryMuseum · 5.4 mi
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