What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Sherifflatts as Cist (bronze Age), Cremation(s) (bronze Age), Cinerary Urn(s) (bronze Age), Food Vessel (bronze Age), Pygmy Cup (bronze Age). 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.
Bronze Age cist burial, dating to approximately 1000–800 BCE. The site is significant for its cremation remains and associated pottery, including a cinerary urn and food vessel, reflecting funerary practices of the period in Scotland.
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Places near here
Sherifflatts FarmImplement(s) (chert)(period Unassigned) · 1 yd
Thankerton Fundamental Bench MarkFundamental Bench Mark (20th Century) · 180 yd
Thankerton, Sherifflats RoadNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 540 yd
Park KnoweEnclosure (period Unknown), Quarry (post Medieval), Rig and Furrow (post Medieval) · 623 yd
FallburnFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 889 yd
Thankerton, Boat FarmNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1175 yd
Moor PlantationForest · 1386 yd
Covenanter's MonumentMemorial · 1627 yd
Brakenhurst StripForest · 1.3 mi
Totherin HillMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Wee HillMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Eastend HouseCountry House (18th Century), Tower House (16th Century) · 1.5 miOther information
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