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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Crichton’s CairnCountry: Scotland County: East Dunbartonshire Type: Cairn
Nearest Town: Lennoxtown Nearest Village: Clachan of Campsie
Map Ref: NS62607997
Latitude: 55.992950N Longitude: 4.204375W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
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 |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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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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