What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Tinnis Hill as Cairn (prehistoric), Plantation Bank(s) (post Medieval)(possible). 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 dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in its association with early burial and ritual practices in the Scottish landscape.
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Places near here
Black SikeSheepfold (post Medieval) · 846 yd
Windy EdgeCairn(s) (prehistoric) · 1710 yd.jpg?width=1280)
Dixon MonumentMonument · 1.3 mi
Black HeightSheepfold(s) (post Medieval) · 1.4 mi
Sufficient HillMountain / peak · 1.7 mi
Tinnisburn ForestForest · 2.0 mi
Muirburnhead PlantationWood · 2.2 mi
Strait HillMountain / peak · 2.8 mi
Blackburn FallsWaterfall · 2.8 mi
Hugh MacDiarmid Memorial CairnMemorial · 2.9 mi
Hugh MacDiarmid Memorial SculptureMemorial · 3.0 mi
Reiver TrailVisitor information · 3.2 miOther information
Photo: Walter Baxter · CC BY-SA 2.0