
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records West Cairn Hill as Covenanters Meeting Place (17th Century) (1684). 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.
A local ancient tomb; wider significance not recorded.
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Places near here
East Cairn HillLithic Implement (stone)(period Unassigned) · 1742 yd
Baad ParkQuarry (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Muckle KnockBothy (modern) · 1.2 mi
Colzium HillTriangulation Station (19th Century) · 1.3 mi
Cairns CastleTower House (medieval) · 1.8 mi
Wether LawMountain / peak · 1.9 mi
Sandstone outcrops, Mid HillMountain or hill · 2.0 mi
Byrehope MountMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
Patterns in the heather, Mid HillMountain or hill · 2.2 mi
Covenanters' GraveMemorial · 4.0 mi
Nine Mile Burn, Whitehill CottageNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 4.3 mi
Junker JU-88 Aircraft Crash SiteMemorial · 4.6 miOther information
Photo: Alan O'Dowd · CC BY-SA 2.0