What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Tiree, Beinn Haoidhnis (ben Hynish) as Kerb Cairn (prehistoric). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Kerb cairn, dating to the Neolithic period. It represents an early form of burial monument, significant for understanding prehistoric funerary practices in the Scottish isles.
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Places near here
Càrnan MòrMountain / peak · 94 yd
Ben HynishMountain / peak · 580 yd
West Hynish House and OutshotHouse (period Unknown) · 975 yd
Tiree, BalephuilNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1021 yd
Corr-eileanIslet · 1162 yd
Tiree, Dunan NigheanAnnexe Enclosure (period Unknown)(possible), Dun (prehistoric), Hut (period Unknown)(possible), Midden (iron Age), Structure(s) (period Unknown)(possible) · 1216 yd
Port SnòigBeach / strand · 1597 yd
Tiree, MannalCist (bronze Age)(possible), Cinerary Urn (bronze Age) · 1.2 mi
Tràigh BhìBeach / strand · 1.2 mi
Tiree, Hynish Farm, SteadingFarmstead (post Medieval) · 1.3 mi
Crossapol PointHeadland · 2.3 mi
SandaigVisitor information · 2.3 mi