What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Riccarton Hills 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.
Riccarton Hills is a Neolithic cairn, likely dating to the late fourth to third millennium BCE. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of early burial and ritual practices in southern Scotland.
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Places near here
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Ochiltree MillGrain Mill (period Unassigned) · 1540 yd
Chapel HillFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1732 yd
Ochiltree CastleCastle · 1.1 mi
Hillhouse WoodWood · 1.3 mi
Kipps FarmNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1.7 mi
Scottish Korean War MemorialMemorial · 2.0 mi
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