We stumbled upon this ruin when out looking for another location. We filmed the remains of the buildings, then did some research later. The ruins are all that remain of the former Heathfield Farm, located within the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park.
There are many ruins like this to be found all across Scotland and it gives us some insight into the scale of farming in our historic past.
Hacos Tomb is a chambered burial site dating back as far as 3300 BC. Originally, the tomb consisted of three chambers, although only one remains intact today. The entire structure would have been covered by hundreds of tons of stone. This mound was known locally as “Margaret’s Law” before its removal in 1772 to expose the burial chamber.
During investigation work, human remains were unearthed within the main chambers. In 1772, five human skulls were discovered in both chambers.
A flint knife or scraper and at least one broken urn were also found within the tomb.
In this video, we take a short look around the current site.