What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Rutherford's Cairn as Cairn (modern). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Rutherford's Cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn, dating to the 4th to 3rd millennia BCE. It is significant as part of Scotland's early funerary and ceremonial landscape, reflecting the social and ritual practices of Neolithic communities.
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Places near here
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Black HillMountain / peak · 3.1 mi
Evelaw TowerTower House (16th Century) · 3.2 mi
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