What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records West Cairn Hill as Cairn (prehistoric), Triangulation Pillar (20th Century). 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.
Prehistoric cairn, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in its association with early burial or ritual practices in the Scottish landscape.
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Places near here
West Cairn HillCovenanters Meeting Place (17th Century) (1684) · 357 yd
East Cairn HillLithic Implement (stone)(period Unassigned) · 1517 yd
Baad ParkQuarry (period Unassigned) · 1656 yd
Colzium HillTriangulation Station (19th Century) · 1.4 mi
Cairns CastleTower House (medieval) · 1.7 mi
Sandstone outcrops, Mid HillMountain or hill · 1.8 mi
Wether LawMountain / peak · 1.9 mi
Patterns in the heather, Mid HillMountain or hill · 2.0 mi
Byrehope MountMountain / peak · 2.3 mi
Covenanters' GraveMemorial · 4.2 mi
Nine Mile Burn, Whitehill CottageNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 4.3 mi
Junker JU-88 Aircraft Crash SiteMemorial · 4.5 miOther information
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