What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records West Beltonmont as Cairn (prehistoric)(possible), Cremation (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.
A Neolithic cairn; its significance lies in representing early funerary practices and mound-building traditions in prehistoric Scotland.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
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Cove HouseHouse (18th Century) · 415 yd
BroathillFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 498 yd_north_of_Newton_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3157816.jpg?width=1280)
NewtonEnclosure (period Unassigned), Field Boundary (period Unassigned) · 972 yd
BrownknowePlatform (period Unassigned), Smithy (period Unassigned)(possible) · 1195 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 1521 yd
Stapleton TowerCountry House (19th Century), Garden (post Medieval), Tower House (16th Century) · 1.9 mi
Scales WoodForest · 2.3 mi
Burnfoothill WoodWood · 2.5 mi
Animals in War MemorialMemorial · 2.5 mi
The Devil's Porridge MuseumMuseum · 2.6 mi
Old GraitneyTower House (medieval) · 3.9 mi