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

Submitted by markj99 on Saturday, 19 September 2020  Page Views: 479

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bardennoch
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.335 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: New Galloway  Nearest Village: Carsphairn
Map Ref: NX56859120
Latitude: 55.194273N  Longitude: 4.250373W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
2 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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markj99 visited on 17th Sep 2020 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 2 I am always amazed that anyone should deliberately chose to build a dry stane dyke directly across an ancient site. To rub salt into the wounds, Bardennoch Cairn probably provided the raw materials for the dyke's constuction. That said, it is a worthwhile visit especially if you continue on to the Braidenoch Cross Slabs.

Bardennoch
Bardennoch submitted by markj99 : Bardennoch Cairn SE Third of Cairn Circle. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in Dumfries and Galloway. Bardennoch Cairn is a round cairn situated 1.25 miles S of Carsphairn. It has been reduced to ground level but retains a circular plan around 20 yards in diameter.

The cairn is divided by a dry stane dyke, two thirds on the NW, one third on the SE. It is composed almost entirely of small stones covered in soft green moss giving it a patina of age. There is a NW off-centre grassy hollow with two larger stones c. 3 feet by 1 foot within 1 yard of the wall however it is too shallow to be a chamber, more of an exploratory pit. The stones may be remnants of dry stane dyke construction.
Canmore ID 63862 speculates on the existence of a capstone but it was not observed in situ.
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Bardennoch
Bardennoch submitted by markj99 : Bardennoch Cairn NW hollow containing two larger stones. It may be an exploratory pit. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Bardennoch submitted by markj99 : Small stones carpeted with moss on Bardennoch Cairn NW. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bardennoch
Bardennoch submitted by markj99 : Bardennoch Cairn NW, two thirds of cairn circle. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NX5691 : Bronze Age Cairn by Bob Peace
by Bob Peace
©2007(licence)
NX5691 : At Bardennoch Trig Point by Mary and Angus Hogg
by Mary and Angus Hogg
©2019(licence)
NX5691 : Trig point S8313 on Bardennoch Hill by Chris Wimbush
by Chris Wimbush
©2006(licence)
NX5691 : The triangulation pillar on Bardennoch Hill by Walter Baxter
by Walter Baxter
©2019(licence)
NX5790 : Cross Slab, Braidenoch Hill by Leslie Barrie
by Leslie Barrie
©2008(licence)

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