Cairnpapple Hill

Cairnpapple Hill
©2011 Gazetteer for Scotland

One of the most important prehistoric sites in Scotland, Cairnpapple Hill rises to 310m (1017 feet) southeast of Torphichen in West Lothian. Five periods of settlement stretching over 3000 years are represented by a series of monuments that include a henge monument and burial pits containing beaker ware, a large cairn built over two Bronze Age cist burials and assorted burials from varying periods.

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