What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Youkil Hillock as Long Cairn (neolithic). 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.
Neolithic long cairn; dates to the early farming period in Scotland, around 3500–2500 BCE. Such tombs are significant as communal burial sites and reflect early ritual practices and social organization in the region.
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Places near here
MayfieldEnclosure (period Unassigned) · 362 yd
Youkil QuarryQuarry (period Unassigned) · 386 yd
SibmisterStructure(s) (period Unassigned) · 961 yd
Weydale FarmFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1233 yd
Olrig CemeteryCemetery (period Unassigned) · 2.3 mi
Thurso, Mount Vernon, CemeteryCemetery (19th Century) · 2.8 mi
Thurso CastleCastle (17th Century) · 2.8 mi
Castlehill Heritage CentreMuseum · 3.2 mi
Britannia: Thurso Bay, Pentland FirthSchooner (19th Century) · 3.5 mi
Wolfburn DistilleryHeritage attraction · 3.9 mi
Dunnet BeachBeach / strand · 4.3 mi
Ben Rannes: Spear Head, Pentland FirthTrawler (20th Century) · 5.3 mi