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<< Text Pages >> Carlock Hill - Cairn in Scotland in South Ayrshire

Submitted by markj99 on Tuesday, 07 February 2023  Page Views: 377

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carlock Hill
Country: Scotland County: South Ayrshire Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Stranraer  Nearest Village: Ballantrae
Map Ref: NX0857377233
Latitude: 55.052599N  Longitude: 4.998356W
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.
3 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
5

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markj99 visited on 6th Feb 2023 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Many people speed past this small conical hill W of the A77, but it is a short scramble up a steep slope to a 360° panoramic view.

Cairn in South Ayrshire

There is a ruined cairn on the summit of Carlock Hill, c. 3.5 miles S of Ballantrae in South Ayrshire. The remains of the cairn are located c. 0.5 miles NE of the N end of Glen App.
Carlock Hill Cairn stones were used to construct dry stane dykes in the 19th Century according to Canmore ID 60852. Canmore also states that "human bones of enormous size (Name Book 1856) were found" during the robbing.
A dry stane dyke, running on a NNE-SSW Axis, bisects the original footprint of Carlock Hill Cairn. The N & W quadrants of the cairn have been erased, leaving a grassy semicircle in the E & S quadrants. The semicircle, which measures c. 7 yards in radius is delineated by an outer grassy bank. This bank measures c. 3 feet wide by up to 1 foot high. The flat interior of the semicircle has patches of reeds on a grassy surface.
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Carlock Hill submitted by markj99 : Carlock Hill Cairn viewed from SW. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Carlock Hill submitted by markj99 : Carlock Hill Cairn viewed from ESE. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Carlock Hill submitted by markj99 : Carlock Hill Cairn viewed from NE. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Directions to Carlock Hill by markj99 on Saturday, 11 February 2023
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Take the rough track at NX 0929 7737 on the A77. After c. 200 yards park up at a junction: there is a ditch in the road blocking further progress. Head c. 100 yards N along the track, go straight into a field. Head W alongside the fence, following the fence round a corner towards a dry stane dyke. The dry stane dyke heads WSW to the cairn on the summit of Carlock Hill. My route is viewable on Carlock Hill Cairn.
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