What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Windy Edge as Cairn(s) (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.
Prehistoric cairn; likely dates to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of burial and ritual practices in upland Scotland during the prehistoric period.
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Places near here
Windy EdgeChert Scatter (prehistoric) · 272 yd
Dixon MonumentMonument · 312 yd
Tinnisburn ForestForest · 1559 yd
Tinnis HillSheepfold(s) (post Medieval) · 1648 yd
Muirburnhead PlantationWood · 1.1 mi
Mid CleuchFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1.4 mi
Sufficient HillMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Reiver TrailVisitor information · 2.5 mi
Harelaw PikeMountain / peak · 2.7 mi
Outer WoodheadTower House (medieval)(possible) · 3.2 mi
Hugh MacDiarmid Memorial CairnMemorial · 3.4 mi
Hugh MacDiarmid Memorial SculptureMemorial · 3.4 mi