What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cairnpapple Hill as Hollow Way(s) (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Cairnpapple Hill is a Neolithic hilltop enclosure and ceremonial site, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. It is significant as one of the best-preserved examples of a complex Neolithic ritual landscape in Scotland, featuring stone circles, a henge, and possible avenues.
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Places near here
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KnockBuilding (period Unassigned), Standing Stone (prehistoric) · 169 yd
CairnpappleCairn (prehistoric), Henge (neolithic) - (bronze Age) · 196 yd
South Mine Lime WorksLime Kiln(s) (period Unassigned), Limestone Quarry (period Unassigned) · 393 yd
Ballencrieff HillMountain / peak · 618 yd
The KnockMountain / peak · 645 yd
Scottish Korean War MemorialMemorial · 1181 yd
BishopbraeMine Workings (period Unassigned) · 1275 yd
Quarter StripForest · 1.1 mi
PetershillNature reserve · 1.3 mi
Kipps FarmNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.3 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.4 mi
Lochcote CastleCastle (medieval), Dovecot (19th Century) · 1.6 miOther information
Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0