What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Sweetshaw Brae, Daer Resevoir as Burnt Mound(s) (prehistoric), Cairn(s) (period Unassigned). 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.
Burnt mound and unassigned cairn; likely Neolithic or Bronze Age. The site reflects prehistoric ritual or domestic activity, common in upland areas of Scotland.
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Places near here
Sweetshaw BraeBuilding(s) (period Unassigned), House Platform(s) (period Unassigned)(possible) · 109 yd
Daer ReservoirBurnt Mound (prehistoric) · 124 yd
Bees BeckSpoil Heap (modern) · 964 yd
Beld KnoweMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
WintercleughKeb House (20th Century) · 1.4 mi
Mosshope FellMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Welcome to South LanarkshireVisitor information · 3.6 mi
Welcome to Dumfries and GallowayVisitor information · 3.6 mi
ElvanfootNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 4.2 mi
Little ClydeFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned), Tower House (medieval) · 4.3 mi
CoreheadTower House (medieval) · 5.8 mi
Corehead & Devil's Beef TubNature reserve · 5.9 mi