What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Upper Cairnhill as Burial Cairn (later Prehistoric). 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.
Upper Cairnhill is a prehistoric burial cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of burial practices and settlement patterns in later prehistoric Scotland.
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Places near here
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MuchallsBoundary Stone (19th Century) · 1.3 mi
Peace Memorial 1919Memorial · 1.3 mi
Cookney War MemorialMemorial · 1.3 mi
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Pityot WoodWood · 1.8 mi
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