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Whita Hill

Marker Cairn (period Unassigned)
Whita Hill
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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 cairns in the Scottish landscape.

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