What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Scaut Hill as Cairn (prehistoric), Sheep Shelter (post Medieval). 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.
Prehistoric cairn; likely dates to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in its classification as a surviving megalithic monument, reflecting early burial or ritual practices in the Scottish landscape.
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Places near here
Fatlips CastleCastle (medieval) · 649 yd
Tinto HillEnclosure (period Unassigned), Sheepfold (period Unassigned) · 1114 yd
Tinto CairnCairn (neolithic) - (bronze Age) · 1320 yd
Wee HillMountain / peak · 1471 yd
Wyndales HouseHotel (period Unassigned) · 1532 yd
Totherin HillMountain / peak · 1573 yd
Cottage WoodWood · 1.2 mi
Brakenhurst StripForest · 1.2 mi
MuirhouseChapel (period Unknown)(possible) · 1.7 mi
Lamington TowerCastle (medieval)(possible), Tower House (medieval) · 1.8 mi
Thankerton, Sherifflats RoadNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 2.1 mi
Thankerton, Boat FarmNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.4 miOther information
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