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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Fairy Knowe (Bridge of Allan) Alternative Name: Ben Rhi; Fairy Knowe of Pendreich; Hill of Airthrey; King's HillCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.141 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Stirling Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Stirling Nearest Village: Bridge of Allan
Map Ref: NS79619818
Latitude: 56.161038N Longitude: 3.94006W
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4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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Cairn in Stirling
This round cairn, known as 'Fairy Knowe' is recorded as Canmore ID 45986, which tells us the cairn "was excavated in 1868, when a trench 12' wide was driven through the centre (J E Alexander 1870). Before excavation the cairn is said to have measured 78' in diameter and 21' in height, but it now measures about 60' in diameter at the base and only 7'6" in height. The top is flat and 18' in diameter. The excavation revealed a cist in the centre of the cairn, laid on the original ground surface, and measuring 2'6" in length, 1'6" in breadth and 3' in depth. Its walls were formed partly of upright slabs and partly of small stones laid horizontally, while the floor and the roof each consisted of a single slab. Within it there was a deposit, 6" in depth, of black earth, charcoal and fragments of human bone."
A later entry from 1978 tells us the cairn has been reduced in height to 18 metres in diameter and 2.2 metres high, and despite being excavated has largely been restored and preserved.
The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) also feature a page for this site - see their entry for Fairy Knowe, Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire, which contains directions for finding this tumulus or fairy mound, together with photographs, a drawing of the mound, a brief archaeology & history and local folklore.
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