What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Whita Hill as Marker Cairn (period Unassigned). 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.
Marker cairn, date unassigned. Its function may have been ceremonial or territorial, typical of prehistoric sites in the Scottish landscape, though its wider significance remains unrecorded.
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Places near here
Malcolm MonumentViewpoint · 306 yd
Whita HillMarker Cairn (period Unassigned) · 444 yd
Hugh MacDiarmid Memorial SculptureMemorial · 904 yd
Hugh MacDiarmid Memorial CairnMemorial · 917 yd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5079920.jpg?width=1280)
Langholm, Whita RoadNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 1475 yd
Langholm, High Street, Ashley Bank, Gate-lodgeGate Lodge (period Unassigned) · 1.0 mi
Highmill BridgeRoad Bridge (19th Century) · 1.0 mi
Langholm DistilleryDistillery (period Unassigned) · 1.0 mi
Welcome To LangholmVisitor information · 1.1 mi
Terrona HillMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Langholm CastleTower House (16th Century) · 1.2 mi
The Buccleuch CentreHeritage attraction · 1.3 miOther information
Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0