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<< Our Photo Pages >> Crichton’s Cairn - Cairn in Scotland in East Dunbartonshire

Submitted by Antonine on Monday, 22 May 2023  Page Views: 268

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Crichton’s Cairn
Country: Scotland County: East Dunbartonshire Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Lennoxtown  Nearest Village: Clachan of Campsie
Map Ref: NS62607997
Latitude: 55.992950N  Longitude: 4.204375W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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
4
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Crichton’s Cairn
Crichton’s Cairn submitted by Antonine : Black Craig from Lennoxtown in 2011. The cairn is at the summit. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cairn in East Dunbartonshire

There are several theories of how the cairn got its name. The most likely is that it was named after James Crichton who became the Parish Minister in 1623, and who studied his sermons at the summit.
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Crichton’s Cairn
Crichton’s Cairn submitted by Antonine : Chrichton’s cairn on Black Craig, taken from Crow Road in 2011 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NS6279 : Grass poking through the snow by Stephen Sweeney
by Stephen Sweeney
©2010(licence)
NS6279 : Towards Crichton's Cairn by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2013(licence)
NS6279 : The Campsie Fells above Lennoxtown by Jonathan Thacker
by Jonathan Thacker
©2018(licence)
NS6279 : The Campsie Hills by Robert Murray
by Robert Murray
©2009(licence)
NS6280 : Path on the north side of Lairs Rig by bill copland
by bill copland
©2007(licence)

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 5.0km NE 36° Waterhead* Standing Stones (NS6570583932)
 5.3km SW 227° Craigmaddie Muir* Chambered Cairn (NS58597646)
 5.6km SW 230° Auld Wives Lift* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (NS5818576458)
 5.6km SW 230° North Blochairn 3* Rock Art (NS58187646)
 5.7km W 262° Broadgate Farm (Strathblane)* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NS5692979402)
 5.8km SW 228° North Blochairn 2 Rock Art (NS58147623)
 5.8km W 262° Broadgate 2 Cairn (NS568793)
 5.9km SW 229° North Blochairn 1 Rock Art (NS58087623)
 5.9km W 262° Broadgate (Strathblane) Chambered Cairn (NS56747934)
 6.1km SW 227° Craigmaddie Muir 2 (Baldernock) Cairn (NS5876)
 6.2km W 263° Strathblane Churchyard* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NS5638779375)
 6.3km SW 222° Blochairn 1 Cairn Cairn (NS582754)
 6.4km WSW 245° Loch Ardinning (Mugdock) Rock Art (NS567775)
 7.3km WSW 241° Middleton Row Stone Row / Alignment (NS561766)
 7.5km WNW 300° Earl’s Seat Cairn* Cairn (NS562840)
 7.9km NNW 346° Knockraich (Fintry)* Standing Stone (Menhir) (NS60898774)
 8.2km WSW 248° Echo Stone (Mugdock) Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (NS54937710)
 8.7km NE 34° Todholes (Fintry Hills) Cairn (NS67748702)
 9.1km ESE 113° Castle Hill (Twechar)* Hillfort (NS70917610)
 9.3km W 273° Blanefield* Stone Row / Alignment (NS53288072)
 9.7km W 268° Craigmore Cottage Standing Stones (NS529799)
 9.7km E 91° St Mirren's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (NS72327956)
 10.3km SW 220° Antonine Wall, New Kilpatrick Cemetery* Misc. Earthwork (NS557723)
 10.7km ESE 109° Antonine Wall (Croy Hill)* Misc. Earthwork (NS72637623)
 10.9km WSW 259° Craigenkirn (New Kilpatrick) Cairn (NS5183978157)
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