What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Scapcleuch Burn as Cairnfield (period Unassigned), Unenclosed Platform Settlement (prehistoric). 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.
A cairnfield and unenclosed platform settlement, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age; its significance lies in providing evidence of prehistoric land use and funerary practices in the region.
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Places near here
Long CleuchAdit(s) (period Unassigned), Bell Pit(s) (period Unassigned), Building(s) (period Unassigned), Enclosure(s) (period Unassigned) · 308 yd
Elvan WaterBank (earthwork) (period Unassigned), Building (period Unassigned), Clearance Cairn (period Unassigned), Culvert (period Unassigned), Wall (period Unassigned) · 784 yd
Leadburn RigMountain / peak · 801 yd
Coom DodMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Mirk CleuchHouse Platform (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi_Risping_Cleugh_Viaduct_-_geograph.org.uk_-_2067821.jpg?width=1280)
Risping Cleugh ViaductRailway Viaduct (20th Century) · 1.3 mi
William Symington MonumentMemorial · 2.2 mi
Leadhills Miners LibraryMuseum · 2.3 mi
Teddywood Bear VillageHeritage attraction · 2.5 mi
GlendorchCastle (medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 3.3 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 3.3 mi
Crawford CastleCastle (medieval), Motte (medieval) · 3.6 mi