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<< Our Photo Pages >> Clatteringshaws White Cairn - Cairn in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway

Submitted by markj99 on Saturday, 04 April 2020  Page Views: 740

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Clatteringshaws White Cairn
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 5.398 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: New Galloway
Map Ref: NX52867458
Latitude: 55.043876N  Longitude: 4.304387W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
1 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Clatteringshaws White Cairn
Clatteringshaws White Cairn submitted by markj99 : A pile of moss covered stones, part of the confused remnants of Clatteringshaws White Cairn. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Dumfries and Galloway This is one for the completists. The Stoners who will leave no stone unturned. The pictures have been on my hard drive since August 2015 so I have had to resort to OS Maps Aerial to describe the final steps to the cairn.

White Cairn, Clatteringshaws is hiding in the forest half a mile SW of Lillie's Loch Car Park on the edge of Clatteringshaws Loch. Take Lillie's Loch/Loch Dee turn off the A712 just S of Clatteringshaws Loch. After almost 1 mile Lillie's Loch Car Park is on L at a sharp corner. Follow Lillie's Loch track SW for 400 yards crossing over a forest road into a wide forest ride. Continue W for 300 yards, bear L at a fork, head W for around 120 yards. Turn L into a narrow forest ride heading S. Follow this path for 200 yards approximately, look for a forest ride to your R. Follow this for 120 yards into a large clearing. Turn L for around 60 yards heading S. Look for a forest ride on your R, follow it for 40 yards and the cairn will appear (hopefully).
White Cairn, Clatteringshaws has its private pine enclosure giving it a sense of isolation. However the ruined state of the cairn detracts from the spectacle. According to Canmore ID 63797 "White Cairn has been circular, 40' in diameter, but it has been almost completely destroyed and small sheep shelters have been built out of its material on the site. The interment has probably been disturbed long ago."
The remains are a confused jumble of stones. As I said, this is one for the completists!
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Clatteringshaws White Cairn
Clatteringshaws White Cairn submitted by markj99 : Approaching the remains of Clatteringshaws White Cairn in its pine enclosure. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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